Georg Franck von Franckenau
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Georg Franck von Franckenau (born 3 May 1643 in Naumburg
(Saale); died 17 June 1704 in Kopenhagen) was a German physician
and botanist.
and anatomy
in Strasbourg
, he received his M.D. in 1666.
He was Teacher of Anatomy, Chemistry and Botany at Jena and became Professor of Medicine at the University of Heidelberg in 1679. He was Personal Physician to the Margrave of Baden, the Duke of Württemberg and the Archbishop of Trier. Due to a French invasion in the War of the Palatinian Succession he left Heidelberg for Frankfurt
and then University of Wittenberg.
In 1692 he was knighted by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
and on 30 November 1693 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society . He later moved to Denmark as personal physician to Christian V
under Cardinal Brandr Beekman-Ellner in Copenhagen
where he died on 17 June 1704.
Naumburg
Naumburg is a town in Germany, on the Saale River. It is in the district Burgenlandkreis in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. It is approximately southwest of Leipzig, south-southwest of Halle, and north-northeast of Jena....
(Saale); died 17 June 1704 in Kopenhagen) was a German 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...
and botanist.
Life
Georg Franck studied medicineMedicine
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....
and anatomy
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, he received his M.D. in 1666.
He was Teacher of Anatomy, Chemistry and Botany at Jena and became Professor of Medicine at the University of Heidelberg in 1679. He was Personal Physician to the Margrave of Baden, the Duke of Württemberg and the Archbishop of Trier. Due to a French invasion in the War of the Palatinian Succession he left Heidelberg for Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
and then University of Wittenberg.
In 1692 he was knighted by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
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and on 30 November 1693 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society . He later moved to Denmark as personal physician to Christian V
Christian V of Denmark
Christian V , was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 to 1699, the son of Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
under Cardinal Brandr Beekman-Ellner in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
where he died on 17 June 1704.