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Philipp Adolf Böhmer
Philipp Adolph Böhmer (26 August 1711 – 30 October 1789) was a Prussian physician and professor of medicine at the University of Halle. He was a personal physician to King Friedrich William II of Prussia. Böhmer was born in Halle in a landed family of well-known lawyers and his father Justus Henning Böhmer was a jurist married to Eleonore Rosine Stützing (1679-1739). He studied medicine under Friedrich Hoffmann and Johann Heinrich Schulze at the University of Halle, receiving a doctorate in 1738 after which he went to study in Paris under Grégoire the Younger and practiced for a while in Strasbourg. He returned to Germany in 1739, serving as physician in Eislebeneas and in the court of Saxe-Weimar. He became chair of the anatomy department at the University of Halle, replacing Johann Friedrich Cassebohm Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Luther University Of Halle-Wittenberg
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (german: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle and Wittenberg and the largest and oldest university in the German State of Germany, state of Saxony-Anhalt. MLU offers German and international (English) courses leading to academic degrees such as Bachelor of Arts, BA, B.Sc., BSc, Master of Arts, MA, M.Sc., MSc, Doctorate, doctoral degrees, and Habilitation. The university was created in 1817 through the merger of the University of Wittenberg (founded in 1502) and the University of Halle (founded in 1694). MLU is named after Protestant Reformation, Protestant reformer Martin Luther, who was a professor in Wittenberg. Today, the university campus is located in Halle, while ''Leucorea Foundation'' in Wittenberg serves as MLU's convention centre. Both Halle and Wittenberg are about one hour from Berlin via the Berlin–Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick William II Of Prussia
Frederick William II (german: Friedrich Wilhelm II.; 25 September 1744 – 16 November 1797) was King of Prussia from 1786 until his death in 1797. He was in personal union the Prince-elector of Brandenburg and (via the Orange-Nassau inheritance of his grandfather) sovereign prince of the Canton of Neuchâtel. Pleasure-loving and indolent, he is seen as the antithesis to his predecessor, Frederick the Great. (Frederick II). Under his reign, Prussia was weakened internally and externally, and he failed to deal adequately with the challenges to the existing order posed by the French Revolution. His religious policies were directed against the Enlightenment and aimed at restoring a traditional Protestantism. However, he was a patron of the arts and responsible for the construction of some notable buildings, among them the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven all dedicated works to him. Early life Frederick William was born in Berlin, the son of Prince Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
