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Johann Fischer (other)
Johann Fischer may refer to: Entertainment * Johann Georg Fischer (painter) (1580–1643), German historical painter * Johann Fischer (theologian) (1636-1705), German Lutheran theologian * Johann Fischer (composer) (1646–1716), German violinist, pianist, and composer of the Baroque era * Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (1656–1746), German Baroque composer * Johann Christian Fischer (1733–1800), German composer and oboist * Johann Ignaz Ludwig Fischer (c. 1745–1825), German opera singer * Johann Georg Fischer (1816–1897), German poet and playwright Science * Johann Bernhard Fischer (1685–1772), German doctor, medical adviser to Empress Anna * Johann Fischer von Waldheim (1771–1853), German anatomist, entomologist, and paleontologist * Johann Conrad Fischer (1773–1854), Swiss metallurgist * Johann Nepomuk Fischer (1777–1847), Austrian ophthalmologist * Johann Baptist Fischer (1803–1832), German naturalist, zoologist, and botanist * Johann Gustav Fischer (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Georg Fischer (painter)
Johann Georg Fischer, an historical painter, was born at Augsburg in 1580. He travelled in Italy, but became an imitator of Albrecht Dürer. He died at Munich in 1643. The following are by him: *Alte Pinakothek, Munich. Gallery. ''Christ carrying the Cross'' and ''The Apprehension of Christ'' *Nuremberg. Landauer-Brüderhaus. ''The Apostles John, Peter, Mark, and Paul''; after Albrecht Dürer. *Nuremberg. Moritz-Chapel. ''Ecce Homo'' (supposed to be him, but by some attributed to Albrecht Dürer). *Pommersfelden. Gallery. ''The Trinity''; after Albrecht Dürer. According to Joachim Sandrart he was the father of the painter Susanna Mayr, whose son Johann Ulrich Mayr also became a painter. in the Teutsche Academie. References Attribution: * 1580 births 1643 deaths Artists from Augsburg German Baroque paint ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Nepomuk Fischer
Johann Nepomuk Fischer (29 May 1777, Rumburk – 17 October 1847, Prague) was an Austrian ophthalmologist. He is considered to be the founder of modern ophthalmology in Bohemia. He studied medicine at the University of Vienna as a student of Georg Joseph Beer. In 1806 he received his doctorate in medicine, and several years later, was named head of the newly founded eye clinic in Prague (1814). In 1830 he attained the chair of ophthalmology at the University of Prague. Among his better known students was Carl Ferdinand von Arlt. Selected works * ''Klinischer Unterricht in der Augenheilkunde'', 1832 – Clinical teaching in ophthalmology. * ''Die Krankheiten der durchsichtigen Hornhaut in systematischer Ordnung'', 1833 – Diseases of the transparent cornea in systematic order. * ''Abbildungen des Thraenenschlauches und einer merkwürdigen Metamorphose der Regenbogenhaut'', 1836 – Pictures of the lacrimal apparatus and a strange metamorphosis of the iris Iris most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fischer (other)
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John Fischer may refer to: * John Fischer (painter) (1786–1875), German painter * John Fischer (baseball) (1855–1942), Major League pitcher and first baseman * John Henry Fischer (1910–2009), academic administrator in Baltimore * Johnny Fischer (1912–1984), American golfer * John Fischer (pianist) (1930–2016), jazz pianist * John Fischer (politician) (born 1947), Australian * John Fischer (judge) (born 1948), Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals * John Martin Fischer (born 1952), professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside * John Fischer, mayor of Anaheim, California, 1876–1877 See also *John Fisher (other) *Johann Fischer (other) Johann Fischer may refer to: Entertainment * Johann Georg Fischer (painter) (1580–1643), German historical painter * Johann Fischer (theologian) (1636-1705), German Lutheran theologian * Johann Fischer (composer) (1646–1716), German violinist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Erhard Fischer
Reverend Johann Erhard Fischer (24 January 1817 in Hof, Bavaria – 5 December 1884 in Theilenhofen, Bavaria) was a Lutheran pastor, who was a church historian, author, and editor, as well as a Neo-Lutheran activist and co-founder with Wilhelm Löhe of the Society of Inner Mission (''der Gesellschaft für innere Mission'') based in Neuendettelsau. Early life and education Johann Erhard Fischer was born in Hof to the shoemaker Georg Christian Fischer (1791 – 1872) and his wife Friederica Traugotte née Matthäus (1784 - 1834). He attended thGymnasiumin his hometown Hof until 1836. He was then accepted at the University of Erlangen where he attended from 1836 to 1840. As a student pastor he preached in Sachsgrün under the direction of Pastor Johann Schott. Also during his time at the university he was closely acquainted with professor Karl von Raumer who was a mentor to both him and Wilhelm Löhe. In September 1840 Fischer passed his Theology Examen with the sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Michael Fischer
Johann Michael Fischer (18 February 1692 – 6 May 1766) was a German architect in the late Baroque period. Fischer was born in Burglengenfeld, Upper Palatinate. He is a major representative of south German Baroque architects. He studied in Bohemia and combined Bohemian elements with Bavarian Baroque traditions. He often co-operated with the most gifted Bavarian artists of his time, such as Cosmas Damian Asam and Egid Quirin Asam, Johann Joseph Christian, Johann Michael Feuchtmayer, Matthäus Günther, Ignaz Günther, Franz Joseph Spiegler, Johann Baptist Straub, and Johann Baptist Zimmermann. Fischer died, aged 74, in Munich, and is buried in the Munich Frauenkirche. Main Works Fischer designed 32 churches and 23 monasteries in southern Germany. Among these, the best-known are the following. Bavaria *Aufhausen— Pilgrimage Church of Maria Schnee (1736–1751) *Benediktbeuern—Anastasia Chapel in the Church of St. Benedikt (1750–1758), considered a jewel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Bernhard Fischer Von Erlach
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (20 July 1656 – 5 April 1723) was an Austrian architect, sculptor, engraver, and architectural historian whose Baroque architecture profoundly influenced and shaped the tastes of the Habsburg Empire. His influential book ''A Plan of Civil and Historical Architecture'' (1721) was one of the first and most popular comparative studies of world architecture. His major works include Schönbrunn Palace, Karlskirche, and the Austrian National Library in Vienna, and Schloss Klessheim, Holy Trinity Church, and the Kollegienkirche in Salzburg. Early life Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach was born in Graz and baptized in the parish church of Heiligen Blut on 20 July 1656. His parents came from notable Graz families: his father was a provincial sculptor and artisan, his grandfather was a bookseller, and his mother was the daughter of a joiner and married to a sculptor before her second marriage. Raised in the tradition of Styrian craftsmanship in a cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Gustav Fischer
Johann Gustav Fischer (1 March 1819, Hamburg – 27 January 1889) was a German herpetologist. He served as an instructor at the Johanneum in Hamburg, and was associated with the city's ''Naturhistorisches Museum'', working extensively with its herpetological and ichthyological collections. He was the binomial author of numerous herpetological species, and has several species named in his honor: *"Fischer's cat snake" ('' Toxicodryas pulverulenta''), 1856. *" Fischer's chameleon" (''Kinyongia fischeri)'', described by Anton Reichenow in 1887. *"Fischer's dwarf gecko" ('' Lygodactylus fischeri)'', described by George Albert Boulenger in 1890. *"Fischer’s snail-eating snake" (''Tropidodipsas fischeri)'', described by George Albert Boulenger in 1894. *"Fischer's thick-toed gecko" ('' Pachydactylus laevigatus''), 1888. In the field of ichthyology, he described the genera ''Sclerocottus'' (Cottidae) and ''Gymnelichthys'' (Zoarcidae). Published works Many of his scientific papers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Baptist Fischer
Johann Baptist Fischer, born 1803 in Munich (Germany), died 30 May 1832 in Leiden (the Netherlands) was a German naturalist, zoologist and botanist, doctor and surgeon. Biography Fischer was the son of a Munich schoolmaster, also named Johann Baptist, and his wife Cäcilie Haimerl. His younger brother was Sebastian Fischer, who also became a physician and naturalist spending part of his career in Russia and then Egypt. J. B. Fisher was the assistant of the botanist Carl Ludwig Blume in the former national herbarium of Brussels. In 1826, he joined an expedition to Java, then a possession of the Dutch East Indies, and participated with Blume in writing the description of the species collected.Blume, C. L., Fischer, J. B. 1828. Flora Javae nec non insularum adjacentium. J. Frank, BrüsselBiodiversity Heritage Library/ref> During the Belgian revolution of September 1830, he helped Philipp Franz von Siebold transferring herbarium specimens from Brussels to Leiden in the Netherl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Conrad Fischer
Johann Conrad Fischer (14 September 1773 – 26 December 1854) was a Swiss metallurgist, inventor, and pioneer in the steel industry. As an entrepreneur he also held public offices. He was the first president of the City Council of Schaffhausen. He was the founder of Georg Fischer AG. Biography Johann Conrad Fischer was born on 14 September 1773 as son of the coppersmith and entrepreneur Johann Conrad Fischer in Schaffhausen.Adrian Knoepfli. ''Vier Generationen Fischer Schaffhausen: Mit Eisen- und Stahlguss zum Erfolg''. Naefels: Verein fuer wirtschaftshistorische Studien, 2001. After attending the ''Gymnasium'' in Schaffhausen, he learned the trades of coppersmith and fire pump maker in his father's company. Between 1792 and 1794 he travelled through Germany, Scandinavia and England. After his return to Switzerland in 1794 he took over the management of the family business in 1797. In 1802 he purchased several former mills in the Muehlental (SH) section of the Merishausertal on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Fischer (theologian)
Johann Fischer, also known as Christianus Alethophilus (15 December 1636, Lübeck - 17 May 1705, Magdeburg) was a German theologian. __NOTOC__ Life and work His father was a cloth merchant. He received his primary education at the Katharineum then, in 1655, began to study law at the universities in Rostock and Helmstedt. Two years later, he switched to theology and enrolled at the University of Altdorf. From 1660, he was at Leiden University. After graduating, he became a rural preacher. He first gained wider recognition in 1665, when he translated the works of Richard Baxter. It also put him at odds with Lutheran orthodoxy. The following year, it attracted the attention of Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, who brought him there as a deacon. Within two years, he was promoted to local Superintendent. In 1673, he was appointed to the same position for all of Livonia; a province of Sweden which, at that time, included much of the Baltic region. With the su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Fischer Von Waldheim
Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (russian: Григо́рий Ива́нович Фи́шер фон Ва́льдгейм, translit=Grigórij Ivánovič Fíšer fon Vál'dgejm; 13 October 1771 – 18 October 1853) was a Saxon anatomist, entomologist and paleontologist. Fischer was born as Gotthilf Fischer in Waldheim, Saxony, Waldheim, Saxony, the son of a linen weaver. He studied medicine at Leipzig. He travelled to Vienna and Paris with his friend Alexander von Humboldt and studied under Georges Cuvier. He took up a professorship at Mainz, and then in 1804 became Professor of Natural History and Director of the Demidov Natural History Museum at the Moscow State University, Moscow University. In August 1805 he founded the Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. Fischer was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1812 and a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1818. Fischer was mainly engaged in the classification of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Bernhard Fischer
Johann Bernhard Fischer (1685, Lübeck – 1772, Hinterbergen near Riga) was a doctor of German origin in Imperial Russian service as medical adviser to the Empress Anna. Biography Fischer was brought up in Riga (now Latvia). After studying in Germany and the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ... and travelling in western Europe he returned to Riga as a physician. For eight years (1734–42) he was medical adviser to the Empress Anna. In 1742 Fischer retired from state service and settled in his estate Hinterbergen near Riga. Here he wrote an account of his life ''Der In Beruhigung und Friede wohnende Montan'' (1745), in which title the capitals I, B, and F represent his initials. He also wrote verse idylls ''Empfindungen des Frühlings'' (1750), ''Hirtenl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
