József Manes Österreicher
Joseph Manes Österreicher (), Jewish- Hungarian physician; born at Óbuda 1759; died at Vienna, December 14, 1831. He studied medicine, but being Jewish, could not practise until after the promulgation of the 1782 Edict of Tolerance by Emperor Joseph II Joseph II (13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 18 August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 29 November 1780 until his death. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Emperor F .... He received his medical diploma in 1782. He was thereupon appointed physician at the hospital in his native town of Óbuda, and subsequently head physician of the county of Zala. In 1785 he became physician at the health resort of Balatonfüred. In 1802 Österreicher went to Vienna to practise. His investigations into the adulteration of food attracted the attention of Emperor Francis, who rewarded him with handsome gifts; and on his appointment as chief physician to the imperi ...
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