Johann Ritter von Oppolzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Ritter von Oppolzer

austrian doctor

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1808

Place of Birth: Nové Hrady, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 16-Apr-1871

Profession: teacher, physician

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Johann Ritter von Oppolzer (4 August 1808 – 16 April 1871) was an Austrian physician born in Nové Hrady, Bohemia.
He was the father of the astronomer Theodor von Oppolzer (1841–1886). In 1835 he earned his medical doctorate at the University of Prague, and later worked as a university professor at Prague (from 1841), Leipzig (from 1848) and Vienna (from 1850), where he also served as rector in 1860/61.
In 1863, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Oppolzer was an advocate of holistic diagnostics and therapy in his approach to medicine.
He was also an important influence in the career of renowned otologist Adam Politzer.



Alternative names	e. kaiser; eduard kaiser
Description	Austrian painter and lithographer
Date of birth/death	22 February 1820	30 August 1895
Location of birth/death	Graz	Vienna
Authority control	: Q1288945 VIAF: 61812845 ISNI: 0000 0000 6658 5743 ULAN: 500086418 LCCN: n97861585 GND: 123634717 WorldCat