Johann Baptist Bohadsch
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Johann Baptist Bohadsch was a German professor of botany
and pharmacology
and a naturalist
.
. His father was manager of the estates of Count Wenzel von Zwrtby. Johann was educated at a Jesuit seminary where he learned Latin
and philosophy
. He then studied medicine at the "Carolina Medicin".
Between 1746 and 1750 he made trips to Padua
, Montpellier
, Paris
and several German universities and after his return published a dissertation
on the uses of electricity in medicine. In 1753 he was made associate professor of natural philosophy in Prague and began to collect materials for a work on the natural history of Bohemia
. Interrupted by the war and riots, he travelled to Italy
from 1757 to 1759, where he collected and described a number of new species of marine invertebrate
s. On his return he was appointed professor of botany and pharmacology. On a natural history trip to Bohemia he contracted a severe chill and died on 16 October 1768.
in 1776. He also published a booklet on the medical benefits of Acacia
and of woad (Isatis tinctoria). Another booklet describing the natural history of Gmunden
has remained in manuscript form.
This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of 30 November 2008.
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
and pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
and a naturalist
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
.
Early life and career
Johann was born in 1724 in PraguePrague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. His father was manager of the estates of Count Wenzel von Zwrtby. Johann was educated at a Jesuit seminary where he learned Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
and philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. He then studied medicine at the "Carolina Medicin".
Between 1746 and 1750 he made trips to Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
, Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and several German universities and after his return published a dissertation
Thesis
A dissertation or thesis is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings...
on the uses of electricity in medicine. In 1753 he was made associate professor of natural philosophy in Prague and began to collect materials for a work on the natural history of Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
. Interrupted by the war and riots, he travelled to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
from 1757 to 1759, where he collected and described a number of new species of marine invertebrate
Invertebrate
An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone. The group includes 97% of all animal species – all animals except those in the chordate subphylum Vertebrata .Invertebrates form a paraphyletic group...
s. On his return he was appointed professor of botany and pharmacology. On a natural history trip to Bohemia he contracted a severe chill and died on 16 October 1768.
Writings
His zoological writings include De veris Sepiarum ovis (Pragae 1752) and De quibusdam animalibus marinis (Dresdae 1761) the latter being translated from the Latin by LeskeNathaniel Gottfried Leske
Nathanael Gottfried Leske was a German natural scientist and geologist.After his studies at Bergakademie of Freiberg in Saxony and the Franckeschen Stiftungen in Halle, Leske became a special professor of natural history at the University of Leipzig in 1775.From 1777-1786 he taught economics at...
in 1776. He also published a booklet on the medical benefits of Acacia
Acacia
Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described in Africa by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773. Many non-Australian species tend to be thorny, whereas the majority of Australian acacias are not...
and of woad (Isatis tinctoria). Another booklet describing the natural history of Gmunden
Gmunden
Gmunden is a town in Upper Austria, Austria in the district of Gmunden. It has 13,202 inhabitants . It is much frequented as a health and summer resort, and has a variety of goat, lake, brine, vegetable and pine-cone baths, a hydropathic establishment, inhalation chambers, whey cure, etc...
has remained in manuscript form.
Sources
Artikel „Bohadsch, Johann Baptist“ von Victor Carus in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, herausgegeben von der Historischen Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Band 3 (1876), S. 59, Digitale Volltext-Ausgabe in Wikisource, URL: http://de.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=ADB:Bohadsch,_Johann_Baptist&oldid=1127178This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of 30 November 2008.