Johann Christian Reil practised at a period when medicine itself was being rebuilt on new foundations.
The record lists Johann Christian Reil as German physician.
Johann Christian Reil was born at Rhaude in 1759. His recorded nationality is Germany. He trained at University of Göttingen and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.
Hospitals became teaching institutions in this period, and clinical observation began to be recorded systematically.
His posts were held at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University of Berlin and Charité.
The recorded fields of work are medicine.
Clinical knowledge is accumulated slowly and revised often, usually at some cost.
That the work was done from Germany matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Johann Christian Reil died in 1813, aged 54. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Held posts at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University of Berlin and Charité
- Fields: medicine
