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Johann Adolph Wedel

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Johann Adolph Wedel
Born1675 (1675)
Died1747 (aged 7172)
Alma materUniversity of Jena
Known forStudy of fermentation[1]
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, chemistry
WorkplacesUniversity of Jena
Georg Wolfgang Wedel[2]
Doctoral students
Georg Erhard Hamberger[2]

Johann Adolph Wedel (1675–1747) was a German professor of medicine.

Wedel was the son of Georg Wolfgang Wedel, also a physician. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Jena (then in Saxe-Eisenach) in 1697.[3] He published research works on camphor, fermentation, magnesium carbonate, the combustion of sulfur, and various medical issues.[4]

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  1. "Johann Adolph Wedel". Chemistry Tree. The Academic Family Tree. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Academic Genealogy of the NDSU Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology" (PDF). North Dakota State University, USA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  3. Johann Adolph Wedel at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. Mainz, Vera V.; Girolami, Gregory S. (1998). "Genealogy Database Entry: Johann Adolph Wedel" (PDF). Chemical Genealogy. University of Illinois, USA. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
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