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Karl Gottlob Kühn (12 July 1754, in

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– 19 June 1840, in

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) was a German physician and

medical historian The medical history, case history, or anamnesis (from Greek: ἀνά, ''aná'', "open", and μνήσις, ''mnesis'', "memory") of a patient is information gained by a physician by asking specific questions, either to the patient or to other peo ...

. He studied medicine at the

University of Leipzig Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 Decemb ...

, earning his doctorate in 1783 with the dissertation thesis "De forcibus obstetriciis nuper inventis". In 1785 he became an associate professor at Leipzig, where he later served as a full professor of

therapy A therapy or medical treatment (often abbreviated tx, Tx, or Tx) is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. As a rule, each therapy has indications and contraindications. There are many different ...

(from 1802) and

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

and

pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

(from 1820). On three separate occasions he served as university

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(1805/06, 1809/10 and 1813/14).Kühn, Karl Gottlob
at Deutsche Biographie Known as an editor of works by ancient physicians, he published editions of

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Hippocrates Hippocrates of Kos (; grc-gre, Ἱπποκράτης ὁ Κῷος, Hippokrátēs ho Kôios; ), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of ...

and

Galen Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus ( el, Κλαύδιος Γαληνός; September 129 – c. AD 216), often Anglicized as Galen () or Galen of Pergamon, was a Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman Empire. Considered to be one of ...

, of whom he issued the acclaime
"Claudii Galeni opera omnia"
which was published in twenty volumes between 1821 and 1833.Handbook of Medieval Studies: Terms – Methods – Trends
edited by Albrecht Classen. He was also the author of books associated with more recent physicians — he translated works by William Hunter (1784 f.),

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(1803, 1810) and

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(1822), and edited works by

Thomas Sydenham Thomas Sydenham (10 September 1624 – 29 December 1689) was an English physician. He was the author of ''Observationes Medicae'' which became a standard textbook of medicine for two centuries so that he became known as 'The English Hippocrate ...

(1826) and

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(1827-28). He is also credited with publishing an edition of Stephan Blancard's "Lexicon medicum" (1832 f.). As a physician, his interests included the use of electricity as it pertained to therapy,

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and

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. He was co-editor of the "''Neuen Sammlung der auserlesensten und neuesten Abhandlungen für Wundärzte''" (1782–89), the new "''Leipziger Literaturzeitung''" (from 1803) and the "''Magazins der neuesten Erfindungen, Entdeckungen und Verbesserungen''" (from 1808).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuhn, Karl Gottlob 1754 births 1840 deaths Leipzig University alumni Academic staff of Leipzig University German medical historians People from Saalekreis