Friedrich Jacob Behrend Explained

Friedrich Jacob Behrend (12 June 1803 in Neustettin – 30 May 1889 in Berlin) was a German physician known for his published works, in particular, subjects dealing with sexually transmitted disease, public hygiene and prostitution.[1] He is also credited with translating a number of foreign language medical works into German.[2]

He studied medicine at the University of Königsberg, receiving his medical doctorate in 1826.[3]

In 1838, he founded Syphilidologie.[4] In 1842 he translated into German William Wallace's A Treatise on the Venereal Disease and Its Varieties (1833).[5]

In 1829 he settled in Berlin, where he was employed by the municipal police department as a medical examiner of prostitutes. In 1876 he became chief physician of the Sittenpolize with the title of Geheimer Sanitätsrath.[3]

Published works

He contributed numerous essays to Johann Nepomuk Rust's "Magazins für die gesammte Heilkunde", Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland's "Journal der Praktischen Arznei und Wundarzneikunde" and to Adolph Henke's "Zeitschrift für die Staatsarzneikunde". He was also an editor to the following medical works and journals:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Bd. 46. Aug 9, 1902. Duncker & Humblot. 338. Aug 9, 2020.
  2. Web site: inauthor: "Friedrich Jakob Behrend" - Google Search. www.google.com. Aug 9, 2020.
  3. Web site: BEHREND, FRIEDRICH JACOB - JewishEncyclopedia.com. www.jewishencyclopedia.com. Aug 9, 2020.
  4. Wallach . D. . Charansonnet . M. C. . [The establishment of the first journals of dermatology and venereology in the nineteenth century] ]. Histoire des Sciences Médicales . 1994 . 29 . 4 . 359–364 . 11640706 . 0440-8888.
  5. Widdess . J. D. H . William Wallace . British Journal of Venereal Diseases . 1965 . 65 . 9 . 9–14 . 10.1136/sti.41.1.9 . 14275963 . 1047692 .