Christian Friedrich Ludwig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German botanist and author
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Place of Birth: Leipzig, Leipzig District, Germany
About Christian Friedrich Ludwig
- Christian Friedrich Ludwig (19 May 1757, Leipzig – 8 July 1823, Leipzig) was a German physician and naturalist.
- He was the son of botanist Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709–1773).
- He studied medicine at the University of Leipzig, where in 1779 he obtained his habilitation.
- In 1780/81 he took a study trip to southern Germany, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands and England.
- Afterwards in Leipzig, he became an associate professor of medicine (1782) and natural history (1787).
- In 1796 he was named a full professor of pathology, and he later attained professorships in therapy and materia medica (from 1812) and surgery (from 1820).
- On two separate occasions he served as rector at the University of Leipzig (1801/02) and 1807/08).
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