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Johann Gottlieb Walter
1734-07-01 – 1818-01-04
Life & Legacy
Johann Gottlieb Walter (1 July 1734 – 4 January 1818) was a German physician, specialising in human anatomy.
Walter was born in Königsberg. He studied in Königsberg and Berlin under Johann Friedrich Meckel von Hemsbach and Johann Nathanael Lieberkühn. He was awarded a medical degree at Frankfurt (Oder) in 1757. After Meckel's death, he became professor of anatomy in Berlin in 1774.
Walter started and maintained a large collection and museum of anatomical samples, which was bought for 100.000 Thaler by the state, and became the foundation for the anatomical-zoological museum of the Berlin Academy.
Walter died in Berlin.
Occupation & Career
anatomist, university teacher, preparator, physician
Education
University of Königsberg
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the Royal Society
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society
Employer
Collegium medicum
Organizations & Memberships
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities · Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences · Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences · Royal Society of London
Education & Institutions
University of Königsberg
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Family Child
Friedrich August Walter
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q75229 · wikidata
Family Spouse
Marie Charlotte Giesel
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