Georg Wolfgang Wedel

Georg Wolfgang Wedel
Born 12 November 1645
Golßen, Niederlausitz, Habsburg Monarchy
Died 6 September 1721 (1721-09-07) (aged 75)
Jena, Saxe-Weimar
Residence Jena
Nationality German
Fields Medicine, chemistry, philosophy[1]
Institutions University of Jena
Alma mater University of Jena
Doctoral advisor Werner Rolfinck[2]
Doctoral students Johann Adolph Wedel[2]
Known for Alchemy, pharmaceutical chemistry[3]

Georg Wolfgang Wedel (12 November 1645 – 6 September 1721) was a German professor of surgery, botany, theoretical and practical medicine, and chemistry.[4]

Wedel was born in Golßen, Niederlausitz, and received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Jena in 1669.[5] He published research on alchemy and pharmaceutical chemistry.[4] He studied the plating of copper onto iron using a solution of copper sulfate and volatile salts obtained from plants. Wedel also invented new medicines and produced a translated German edition of the Greek Bible.

Wedel's sons, Ernst Heinrich Wedel (1 August 1671 – 13 April 1709) and Johann Adolph Wedel (1675–1747) were also physicians.

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References

  1. ↑ "Georg Wolfgang Wedel". Academic Family Tree. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Academic Genealogy of the NDSU Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology" (PDF). North Dakota State University, USA. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Georg Wolfgang Wedel". Academic Family Tree. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Mainz, Vera V.; Girolami, Gregory S. (1998). "Genealogy Database Entry: Georg Wolfgang Wedel" (PDF). ChemicalGenealogy. University of Illinois, USA. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  5. ↑ Georg Wolfgang Wedel at the Mathematics Genealogy Project


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