Friedrich Wilhelm Heidenreich (2 September 1798 in

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– 6 December 1857 in Ansbach) was a German physician. He was a brother-in-law to

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who married his sister Henriette. From 1817 to 1821, he studied medicine at the University of Würzburg, obtaining his doctorate with a dissertation titled ''Tubercula in cerebro reperta''. Following graduation, he worked as a physician in the cities of

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and Nuremberg. From 1824 onward, he maintained a medical practice in Ansbach. Heidenreich notably took part in the

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of Kaspar Hauser, following the latter's mysterious death in December 1833. As a result of his findings, he published the treatise ''Kaspar Hauser's Verwundung, Krankheit und Leichenöffnung'' ("Kaspar Hauser's wounds, illness and autopsy").

Selected works

* ''Orthopaedie; oder, Werth der Mechanik zur Heilung der Verkrümmungen am menschlichen Leibe'', 1827 – Orthopedics; value of the mechanism for healing the curvature of the human body. * ''Revision der neuern Ansichten und Behandlung von Croup'', 1841 – Revision of modern views and treatment of

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. * ''Der Kropf; chirurgische Monographie'', 1845 – The goiter. a surgical monograph. * ''Vorkehr und Verfahren gegen die Cholera'', 1854 – Precautions and measures against

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. * ''Elemente der therapeutischen Physik''.1854 – Elements of therapeutic physics.OCLC Classify
published works

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heidenreich, Friedrich Wilhelm 1798 births 1857 deaths University of Würzburg alumni People from Fürth (district) 19th-century German physicians Kaspar Hauser