Georg Wolfgang Wedel

Georg Wolfgang Wedel (German: [ˈveːdl̩]; 12 November 1645 – 6 September 1721) was a German professor of surgery, botany, theoretical and practical medicine, and chemistry.[2]

Georg Wolfgang Wedel
Born12 November 1645
Golßen, Niederlausitz, Habsburg Monarchy
Died6 September 1721 (1721-09-07) (aged 75)
Jena, Saxe-Weimar
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Jena
Known forAlchemy, pharmaceutical chemistry
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, chemistry, philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Jena
Doctoral advisorWerner Rolfinck[1]
Doctoral studentsJohann Adolph Wedel[1]

Biography

Wedel was born in Golßen, Niederlausitz, and received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Jena in 1669.[3]

He published research on alchemy and pharmaceutical chemistry.[2] 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.

Works

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


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