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
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
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

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

External links

• Richter at the Scientific Commons
• Richter at the MedSpace archive
• Books by Richter