Johann Gottlieb Walter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German physician
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Place of Birth: Königsberg
About Johann Gottlieb Walter
- Johann Gottlieb Walter (1 July 1734 – 4 January 1818) was a German physician, specialising in human anatomy. Walter was born in Königsberg.
- He studied in Königsberg and Berlin under Johann Friedrich Meckel von Hemsbach and Johann Nathanael Lieberkühn.
- He was awarded a medical degree at Frankfurt (Oder) in 1757.
- After Meckel's death, he became professor of anatomy in Berlin in 1774.Walter started and maintained a large collection and museum of anatomical samples, which was bought for 100.000 Thaler by the state, and became the foundation for the anatomical-zoological museum of the Berlin Academy.Walter died in Berlin.
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