Georg Hartog Gerson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georg Hartog Gerson

surgeon

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1788

Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Dec-1844

Profession: surgeon

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Georg Hartog Gerson (25 August 1788 – 3 December 1844) was a medical doctor and surgeon in the King's German Legion during the Napoleonic Wars. Dr.
Gerson was born in Hamburg.
He came from a family of doctors who had been living and working in Hamburg and Altona since the 17th century.
His grandfather was the principal of the Jewish hospital in Altona, his father and elder brothers were also medical doctors.
After his education at home, he visited the secondary grammar school (Gymnasium) and specialised in the classical languages and natural sciences (especially in botany).
He studied from 1805 at the university of Berlin and from 1809 at the university of Göttingen.
Here he got his medical doctorate on 7 April 1810.
He habilitated in Hamburg in 1811 and then joined the King's German Legion as hospital mate.