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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