Nathaniel Wolf
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Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf pol. Nataniel Mateusz Wolf (28 January 1724 in Chojnice
> (Conitz) - 15 December 1784 in Danzig (Gdańsk) was a scientist
, physician
, astronomer
and medicine of Corps of Cadets in Warsaw
. He spent most of his adult life in Danzig (Gdańsk).
Von Wolf studied medicine
at the University of Erfurt
and received his M.D. en 1748. He became the personal doctor of Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski
, the Prince-bishop
of Poznan, until his death in 1768. He then opened a private office in 1769 at Tczew
and then at Danzig (Gdańsk) in 1772.
Von Wolf was a member of the Naturforschende Gesellschaft Danzig Research Society
and left his collections to them and greatly supported the building of a planetarium.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
in 1777.
On 10 May 1785, a few months after von Wolf's death, the Danzig physician Phillipp Adolph Lampe held a memorial (Gedaechtnisrede for "v. Wolf, born 28. Jan 1724 in Conitz in Westpreussen") at the Danzig Research Society.
Chojnice
Chojnice is a town in northern Poland with 39 670 inhabitants , near famous Tuchola Forest, Lake Charzykowskie and many other water reservoirs. It is the capital of the Chojnice County....
> (Conitz) - 15 December 1784 in Danzig (Gdańsk) was a scientist
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
, physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
and medicine of Corps of Cadets in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. He spent most of his adult life in Danzig (Gdańsk).
Von Wolf studied medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
at the University of Erfurt
University of Erfurt
The University of Erfurt is a public university located in Erfurt, Germany. Originally founded in 1379, the university was closed in 1816 for the next 177 years...
and received his M.D. en 1748. He became the personal doctor of Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski
Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski
Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski was a bishop of Poznań and a member of the magnate family of Czartoryski in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...
, the Prince-bishop
Prince-Bishop
A Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office...
of Poznan, until his death in 1768. He then opened a private office in 1769 at Tczew
Tczew
Tczew is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,279 inhabitants . It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway...
and then at Danzig (Gdańsk) in 1772.
Von Wolf was a member of the Naturforschende Gesellschaft Danzig Research Society
Danzig Research Society
The Danzig Research Society was founded in 1743 in the city of Danzig . The Societas Physicae Experimentalis , later renamed to Naturforschende Gesellschaft , is thus considered as one of the oldest research societies in Central and Eastern Europe.Already in 1670, the physician Israel Conradi...
and left his collections to them and greatly supported the building of a planetarium.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1777.
On 10 May 1785, a few months after von Wolf's death, the Danzig physician Phillipp Adolph Lampe held a memorial (Gedaechtnisrede for "v. Wolf, born 28. Jan 1724 in Conitz in Westpreussen") at the Danzig Research Society.
Works
- WOLF (Nathanael Matheus von) http://www.ilab.org/db/books287_9.html
- Genera et Species Plantarum vocabulis charactericis definita. Marienwerder, Typis Joan. Jac. Kanteri, 1781
- Genera Plantarum, Vocabulis characteristica... S.l. 1776
- Concordantia Botanica. (A la fin) Dantisci, Muller, 1780