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Moritz Schreber
1808-10-15 – 1861-11-10
Life & Legacy
Daniel Gottlob Moritz Schreber (15 October 1808 – 10 November 1861) was a German medical doctor and university lecturer at the University of Leipzig. In 1844, he became director of the Leipzig Heilanstalt (sanatorium). His publications predominantly dealt with the subject of children's health and the social consequences of urbanization at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
Die Eigenthümlichkeiten des kindlichen Organismus im gesunden und kranken Zustande (1839), literally: "Peculiarities of the child's organism in health and illness"
Der Hausfreund als Erzieher und Führer zu Familienglück und Menschenveredelung (1861), "The friend of the family as an educator and leader to family happiness and human refinement"
Die ärztliche Zimmergymnastik (1855), "Medical indoor gymnastics", his best selling piece of work
Occupation & Career
physician, university teacher, pedagogue, orthopedist
Education
Leipzig University; Thomasschule zu Leipzig
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Leipzig University
Education & Institutions
Leipzig University · Thomasschule zu Leipzig
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q153160 — wikidata View source
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