Ferdinand Gottlieb von Gmelin explained

Ferdinand Gottlieb von Gmelin (10 March 1782 in Tübingen  - 21 December 1848 in Tübingen) was a German physician. He was a nephew of botanist Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin (1744–1784).

In 1802 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Tübingen, then following graduation, took a study trip through Germany, Italy and France. In 1805 he became an associate professor, and from 1810 onward, was a full professor of natural sciences and medicine at Tübingen. In 1823 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown.^[1]

Selected works

• Allgemeine Pathologie des menschlichen Körpers, 1813  - General pathology of the human body.
• Allgemeine Therapie der Krankheiten des Menschen, 1830  - General therapy of human diseases.
• Die ostindische Cholera (translation of John Mason Good; 1831)  - East Indian cholera.^[2]
• Critik der Principien der Homöopathie, 1835  - Critique of the principles of homeopathy (considered to be his best work).^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:Gmelin,_Ferdinand_von ADB:Gmelin, Ferdinand von
2. http://worldcat.org/identities/viaf-7726802/ Most widely held works by F. G Gmelin