Ferdinand Christoph Oetinger (18 February 1719 – 15 April 1772) was a German

physician A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...

. He studied philosophy at the

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; la, Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-W� ...

and medicine at the Universities of

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and Halle, obtaining his doctorate at the latter institution in 1739. He later practiced medicine in Stuttgart and Urach, and in 1760 was named an associate professor of medicine at the University of Tübingen. In 1762 he became a full professor of medicine at Tübingen.

Published works

*"", 1739 (advisor Michael Alberti), graduate thesis at Halle. *"", 1760 (with Christian Gottlieb Reuss). *"", 1762 (with

Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin Samuel George Gottlieb Gmelin (4 July 1744 – 27 July 1774) was a German physician, botanist, and explorer. Background Gmelin was born at Tübingen as part of a well-known family of naturalists. His father was Johann Conrad Gmelin, an apothecar ...

). *"", 1766 (with Wilhelm Gottfried Ploucquet, respondent). *"", 1767 (with Christian Friedrich Jaeger). *"", 1768 (with Johann Friedrich Gmelin, respondent). *"", 1768 (with

Gottlieb Conrad Christian Storr Gottlieb Conrad Christian Storr (June 16, 1749, Stuttgart – February 27, 1821, Tübingen) was a German physician, chemist, and naturalist. In 1768 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Tübingen, where he also served as a professor ...

, respondent). *"", 1770 (with Wolfgang Heinrich Moser, respondent).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oetinger, Ferdinand Christoph 1719 births 1772 deaths People from Göppingen 18th-century German physicians University of Tübingen faculty University of Tübingen alumni University of Halle alumni Leipzig University alumni