Johan Jacob Döbelius (29 March 1674,

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– 14 January 1743,

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), was a German-born Swedish professor of medicine.

Life

After studies in

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, Döbelius became a

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. He ended up in

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, where he practiced medicine for a while. He was appointed to the provincial physician of

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in 1697 and later on, in 1699 as the provincial physician of

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. Döbelius was appointed to physician to the military in Scania. In 1710, he was appointed to be professor of medicine at the

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. He was the headmaster of the

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in the years 1717, 1729 and 1742. He was the great-grandfather of Swedish military commander

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Ramlösa

He discovered

Ramlösa hälsobrunn Ramlösa hälsobrunn ('Ramlösa health well') () is a mineral spa located in Ramlösa in southeastern Helsingborg, Sweden, founded on 17 June 1707 by Johan Jacob Döbelius. The well was built around a chalybeate (iron-containing) spring, which ...

, a source of mineral water near

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that was opened to the public in 1707. According to Döbelius, there were thousands of people at the opening and the water from the well could treat dizziness, trembling of joints, gout, headache, bad breath and even hysteria, among other things.

References

External links

Bibliotheca Döbeliana
About Döbelius and his book collection a
Lund University Library
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