Friedrich August Benjamin Puchelt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German doctor
Date of Birth: 27-Apr-1784
Place of Birth: Bornsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany
Date of Death: 02-Jun-1856
Profession: pathologist
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Friedrich August Benjamin Puchelt
- Friedrich August Benjamin Puchelt (27 April 1784, Bornsdorf near Luckau – 2 June 1845, Heidelberg) was a German pathologist remembered for coining the term "perityphlitis" to describe inflammation of the right iliac fossa in 1832.From 1804 to 1808, he studied medicine at the University of Leipzig, where from 1815, he served as an associate professor of pathology and therapy.
- In 1820 he attained a full professorship, relocating to Heidelberg in 1824 as a professor of pathology and as director of its polyclinic.
- During the same year, he was appointed court councillor to the Grand Duchy of Baden.
- He served as university rector at Heidelberg two separate times: for the 1838 – 1839 and 1850 – 1851 terms.
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