Adam Elias von Siebold (5 March 1775,

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– 12 June 1828,

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) was a German

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Life

He was the youngest son of

Carl Caspar von Siebold Carl Caspar von Siebold (4 November 1736 – 3 April 1807) was a German surgeon and obstetrician who was a native of Nideggen in the Duchy of Jülich. From 1760 to 1763 he studied medicine in Würzburg, and afterwards furthered his medical educat ...

(1736–1807). Siebold was professor of

anatomy Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having its ...

surgery Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pat ...

und

midwifery Midwifery is the health science and health profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn), in addition to the sexual and reproductive health of women throughout their lives. In many cou ...

of the

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. Unlike his brothers, he originally wanted to become a Merchant, eventually, however, he began to study medicine. Through his teachings he influenced Johann Christian Stark (1753–1811) in Jena,

Friedrich Benjamin Osiander Friedrich Benjamin Osiander (9 February 1759, Zell unter Aichelberg – 25 May 1822, Göttingen) was an obstetrician at Göttingen, who invented uterine traction forceps. He was the father of obstetrician Johann Friedrich Osiander. He studied ...

(1759–1822) in Göttingen and later,

Johann Lukas Boër Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...

(1751–1835) in

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. He authored several textbooks and is attributed to the following quote: ''Peace and silence, time and patience, respect for nature and the bithgiving woman, and the art of waiting, when Mother Nature rules''.Translation of ''Stille und Ruhe, Zeit und Geduld, Achtung der Natur und dem gebärenden Weibe, und der Kunst Achtung, wenn ihre Hülfe die Natur gebietet'' He died aged 53 of a stomach condition. He was survived by two sons and four daughters, amongst them the doctor and

Zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...

Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold Prof Karl (Carl) Theodor Ernst von Siebold FRS(For) HFRSE (16 February 1804 – 7 April 1885) was a German physiologist and zoologist. He was responsible for the introduction of the taxa Arthropoda and Rhizopoda, and for defining the taxon Protoz ...

(1804–1885).

Selected works

* ''Ausführliche Beschreibungen der Heilquellen zu Kissingen und ihre Auswirkung besonders bei Frauenzimmerkrankheiten'', 1828, .

Legacy

The Siebold-Gymnasium in Würzburg is named after him.

Notes

Sources

This article (incomplete) is based on the German and Swedish wiki pages (4 Sept 2008)

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