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Georg Gottlob Richter

1694 – 1773

German philosopher and physician

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Lived 1694 – 1773 (aged 79). Georg Gottlob Richter was a German philosopher, university teacher, physician and writer.

Georg Gottlob Richter (4 February 1694 – 28 May 1773) was a professor of medicine, philosophy, and philology.

Education Before receiving his MD degree, Richter spent a year (1718) in Leiden listening to the lectures of Herman Boerhaave. He then obtained his MD, under Johann Ludwig Hannemann at the University of Kiel in 1720.

Career He occupied first chair of medicine at the University of Göttingen. Richter wrote a text on dietetics and numerous dissertations on medical theory and practice.

Works Lebensordnung für Gesunde und Kranke . Pfähler, Heidelberg 1786 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf

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Kiel University, University of Göttingen, University of Kiel
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Kiel University, University of Göttingen

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German philosopher and physician (1694-1773)

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Georg Gottlob Richter was born on 4 February 1694 in Schneeberg.

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Georg Gottlob Richter died on 28 May 1773 in Göttingen.

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Georg Gottlob Richter was a philosopher, university teacher, physician and writer.

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Georg Gottlob Richter was German.

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· Wikipedia: Georg Gottlob Richter

· Wikidata: Q118982

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