Franz Gerhard Wegeler belongs to the medical record as a figure whose work changed what could be treated.
The record lists Franz Gerhard Wegeler as German physician.
Franz Gerhard Wegeler was born at Bonn in 1765. His recorded nationality is Germany. He trained at University of Bonn.
Hospitals became teaching institutions in this period, and clinical observation began to be recorded systematically.
His posts were held at University of Bonn.
Medicine advances against a moving target, and its successes are counted in lives rather than papers.
Recognition followed: Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class.
That the work was done from Germany matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Franz Gerhard Wegeler died in 1848, aged 83. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class
- Held posts at University of Bonn
