Wilhelm Hulderich Waldschmidt
Wilhelm Hulderich Waldschmidt (also Wilhelm Ulrich Waldschmidt , born January 12, 1669 in Gießen ; † January 12, 1731 in Kiel ) was a Hessian physician, personal physician to the Duke of Holstein and professor of anatomy and botany at the University of Kiel .
Life
Wilhelm Hulderich Waldschmidt was a son of the physician Johann Jakob Waldschmidt and studied medicine and natural sciences at the universities of Marburg, Giessen and Zurich, among others. In 1690 he received his doctorate and after study trips through the Netherlands and England he became a doctor of the Hessian troops. In 1691 he accepted the call as a full professor of anatomy and botany at the University of Kiel . From 1693 he taught experimental physics and from 1723 forensic medicine. In 1730 he was prorector of the University of Kiel.
On June 25, 1698, Wilhelm Hulderich Waldschmidt , nicknamed Diocles I, was accepted as a member ( matriculation number 234 ) in the Leopoldina .
Waldschmidt was married to Margaretha Dorothea Major , the daughter of the polymath Johann Daniel Major .
literature
- Andreas Elias Büchner : Academiae Sacri Romani Imperii Leopoldino-Carolinae Natvrae Cvriosorvm Historia. Litteris et impensis Ioannis Iustini Gebaueri, Halae Magdebvrgicae 1755, De Collegis, p. 483 digitized
- Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur : History of the imperial Leopoldino-Carolinische German academy of natural scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann , Jena 1860, p. 201 digitized
- Julius Leopold Pagel : Waldschmidt, Wilhelm Ulrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 40, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 724. online
- Willi Ule : History of the Imperial Leopoldine-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the years 1852–1887 . With a look back at the earlier times of its existence. Commissioned by Wilhelm Engelmann in Leipzig, Halle 1889, supplements and additions to Neigebaur's history, p. 152 ( archive.org ).
- Rudolf Vierhaus : German biographical encyclopedia, vol. 10, 2nd edition, KG Saur, Munich 2008 p. 378 digitized
Web links
- Waldschmidt, Wilhelm Huldrich. Hessian biography (as of July 11, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Hessian State Office for Historical Cultural Studies (HLGL), accessed on December 7, 2017 .
- Member entry of Wilhelm Hulderich Waldschmidt at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on December 7, 2017.
- Works by and about Wilhelm Hulderich Waldschmidt in the German Digital Library
- Wilhelm Hulderich Waldschmidt in the German biography
- Kiel list of scholars: Wilhelm Huldrich Waldschmidt
- CERL Thesaurus: Waldschmidt, Wilhelm Ulrich (1669–1731)
Notes and individual references
- ↑ Different date of birth January 18, 1669 in Vierhaus, 2008 p. 378
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waldschmidt, Wilhelm Hulderich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waldschmidt, Wilhelm Ulrich; Diocles I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hessian physician and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1669 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | to water |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 1731 |
| Place of death | Kiel |