Georg Gottlob Richter

Georg Richter
Georg Gottlob Richter (1694-1773)
Born 4 February 1694
Schneeberg, Electorate of Saxony
Died 28 May 1773 (1773-05-29) (aged 79)
Göttingen, Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Residence Germany
Nationality German
Alma mater University of Kiel
Scientific career
Fields Physician, philosopher, and philologist
Institutions University of Göttingen
Doctoral advisor Johann Ludwig Hannemann
Other academic advisors Herman Boerhaave
Doctoral students August Gottlieb Richter
Influenced Heinrich August Wrisberg
Notes
He is the uncle of August Gottlieb Richter.

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

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