Ernst Gottfried Baldinger (13 May 1738 – 21 January 1804), German

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, was born in

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near

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. He studied medicine at

, Halle and

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, earning his MD in 1760 under the guidance of

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and in 1761 was entrusted with the superintendence of the military hospitals connected with the

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n encampment near

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. He published a treatise in 1765, ''De Militum Morbis,'' which met with a favourable reception. In 1768, he became professor of medicine at Jena, which he left in 1773 for

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, and in 1785 he moved to

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, where he died of

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on 21 January 1804. Among his pupils were

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, and Johann Christian Wiegleb. He wrote approximately 84 separate treatises, in addition to numerous papers scattered through various collections and journals. He corresponded with Swedish botanist

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and was the author of some plant names. He was the editor of ''Auszüge aus den neuesten Dissertationen über die Naturlehre, Arzneiwissenschaft und alle Theile derselben''

Works

partial list *1769-1778 Pallas, P. S., Erxleben, J. C. P., Baldinger, E. G. ull title''Peter Simon Pallas Naturgeschichte merkwuerdiger Thiere, in welcher vornehmlich neue und unbekannte Thierarten durch Kupferstiche, Beschreibungen und Erklaerungen erlaeutert werden. Durch den Verfasser verteutscht''. I. Band 1 bis 10te Sammlung mit Kupfern. Berlin und Stralsund, G. A. Lange (Samml. 1-10), 48 Taf. *1783-1785 ''Historia mercurii et mercurialium medica'' (Volume 1/2
Digital edition
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External links

Gaedike, R.; Groll, E. K. & Taeger, A. 2012: Bibliography of the entomological literature from the beginning until 1863 : online database - version 1.0 - Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baldinger, Ernst Gottfried 1738 births 1804 deaths Physicians from Erfurt University of Erfurt alumni University of Halle alumni University of Jena alumni University of Göttingen faculty University of Marburg faculty 18th-century German physicians 18th-century German botanists German entomologists Scientists from Erfurt