Portrait of Ferdinand Gottlieb von Gmelin by Heinrich Leibnitz (1845)
Ferdinand Gottlieb von Gmelin (10 March 1782 in
Tübingen – 21 December 1848 in Tübingen) was a German physician. He was a nephew of botanist
Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin (1744–1784).
In 1802 he received his medical doctorate from the
University of Tübingen, then following graduation, took a study trip through Germany, Italy and France. In 1805 he became an associate professor, and from 1810 onward, was a full professor of natural sciences and medicine at Tübingen. In 1823 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the
Order of the Württemberg Crown.[1]
Selected works
Allgemeine Pathologie des menschlichen Körpers, 1813 – General pathology of the human body.
Allgemeine Therapie der Krankheiten des Menschen, 1830 – General therapy of human diseases.