Johann Baptist Friedreich (19 April 1796, in

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– 19 January 1862, in Würzburg) was a German forensic physician and psychiatrist. He was a prominent member of the so-called "somatic school" of psychiatry in Germany. He studied medicine at the

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, where in 1820 he obtained his

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. In 1830 he was named a professor of

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at the university, however in 1832, along with physician

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and surgeon

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, he was removed from his post for political reasons. He then worked as a court physician in Weißenburg, later performing similar duties in

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and finally in

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, where in 1850 he became an honorary professor of forensic medicine.ADB:Friedreich, Johann Baptist
In:

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(ADB). Band 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, S. 400. He was the son of physician Nicolaus Anton Friedreich (1761–1836), and the father of pathologist

Nikolaus Friedreich Nikolaus Friedreich (1 July 1825 in Würzburg – 6 July 1882 in Heidelberg) was a German pathologist and neurologist, and a third generation physician in the Friedreich family. His father was psychiatrist Johann Baptist Friedreich (1796–1862) ...

(1825–1882).

Selected works

* ''Versuch einer Literärgeschichte der Pathologie und Therapie der psychischen Krankheiten'', 1830 – Essay on a literary history of the pathology and treatment of mental illness. * ''Systematische Literatur der ärztlichen und gerichtlichen Psychologie'', 1832 – Systematic literature of medical and judicial psychology. * ''Historisch-kritische Darstellung der Theorien über das Wesen und den Sitz der psychischen Krankheiten'', 1836 – Historical-critical presentation of theories on the nature and location of mental illness. * ''System der gerichtlichen Psychologie'', 1842 – System of judicial psychology. * ''Zur Bibel. Naturhistorische, anthropologische und medicinische Fragmente'', 1848 – The Bible; natural history, anthropological and medicinal fragments. * ''Die realien in der Jliade und Odyssee'', 1851 – Realities in the

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and

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. * ''Die symbolik und mythologie der natur'', 1859 – The symbolism and mythology of nature. * ''Geschichte des Räthsels'', 1860 – History of the Riddle.Most widely held works by J. B Friedreich
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Friedreich, Johann Baptist 1796 births 1862 deaths Physicians from Würzburg University of Würzburg alumni University of Würzburg faculty German psychiatrists German forensic scientists