Johann Ritter von Oppolzer (4 August 1808 – 16 April 1871) was an

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physician born in Nové Hrady,

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. He was the father of the astronomer Theodor von Oppolzer (1841–1886). In 1835 he earned his medical doctorate at the University of Prague, and later worked as a

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(from 1841),

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(from 1848) and

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(from 1850), where he also served as rector in 1860/61. In 1863, he was elected a foreign member of the

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. Oppolzer was an advocate of

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and therapy in his approach to medicine. He was also an important influence in the career of renowned

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Selected writings

* ''Vorlesungen über spezielle Pathologie und Therapie'', (Lectures on Special

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and Therapy); 2 volumes, 1866/1872.

External Reference

biography of Johann von Oppolzer @

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(translated biography) 1808 births 1871 deaths People from Nové Hrady German Bohemian people Physicians from the Austrian Empire Academic staff of Charles University Academic staff of Leipzig University Academic staff of the University of Vienna Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Habsburg Bohemian nobility {{Austria-med-bio-stub