Karl Friedrich Heusinger (28 February 1792 – 5 May 1883) was a German

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who was a native of Farnroda. He studied medicine in

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and

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, and afterwards was an assistant to Karl Gustav Himly (1772–1837) at the

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. In 1813 he served as a military doctor in the Prussian Army, and later was a professor at the Universities of

(from 1821),

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(from 1824) and

(1829–83). Heusinger was a pioneer in the field of comparative

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. In 1829 he published an influential work on physical and

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titled ''Grundriß der physischen und psychischen Anthropologie''. Among his other writings was a German translation of

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's (1783-1855) ''Précis élémentaire de physiologie'', and letters of correspondence with

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. He also wrote a remarkable review of

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, titled ''Die sogenannte Geophagie oder tropische (besser: Malaria-) Chlorose als Krankheit aller Länder und Klimate''.

Selected writings

* ''Entzündung und Vergrößerung der Milz'', (Inflammation and enlargement of the

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1820 und 1823. * ''Grundriß der physischen und psychischen Anthropologie''. Eisenach 1829. (Sketch of physical and psychological anthropology). * ''Grundriß der Encyklopädie und Methodologie der Natur- und Heilkunde''. Eisenach 1839. * ''Recherches de pathologie comparée''.

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1844–53, two volumes (Research on comparative pathology). * ''Die sogenannte Geophagie oder tropische (besser: Malaria-) Chlorose als Krankheit aller Länder und Klimate''. - The so-called geophagy, or, tropical (better:

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)

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as a disease of all lands and climes.

References

* ''This article is based on a translation of an equivalent article at the

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.'' 1792 births 1883 deaths People from Wartburgkreis German pathologists Academic staff of the University of Marburg Academic staff of the University of Würzburg Academic staff of the University of Jena {{Germany-med-bio-stub