Johann Adolph Wedel | |
Birth Date: | 1675 |
Death Date: | 1747 |
Field: | Medicine, chemistry |
Alma Mater: | University of Jena |
Work Institutions: | University of Jena |
Doctoral Advisor: | Georg Wolfgang Wedel[1] |
Known For: | Study of fermentation[2] |
Johann Adolph Wedel (1675–1747) was a German professor of medicine.
Wedel was the son of Georg Wolfgang Wedel, also a physician. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Jena in 1697. He published research works on camphor, fermentation, magnesium carbonate, the combustion of sulfur, and various medical issues.[3]