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German physician (1738–1818) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Friedrich von Wendt (28 September 1738 in Sorau – 24 September 1818 in Erlangen) was a German physician.
Friedrich von Wendt | |
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Born | |
Died | 24 September 1818 79) | (aged
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg University of Halle |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Erlangen-Nuremberg |
He studied medicine at the Universities of Halle and Göttingen, earning his doctorate at the latter institution in 1762. Following graduation he successively worked as a physician in the town of Genthin, served as a Stadtphysicus in Pless (Upper Silesia) and was a personal physician to the Prince of Anhalt. In 1778 he was appointed professor of medicine at the University of Erlangen, where he founded a clinical institute later the same year.[1]
In 1808–09 he published the journal "Annalen des Klinischen Instituts auf der Akademie zu Erlangen".[2] From 1811 to 1818 he was president of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina.[3]
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