Christoph Andreas Mangold | |
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Born | 1719 Erfurt |
Died | 1767 Erfurt |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Erfurt |
Known for | Medical diagnosis, studies of gunpowder and cinnabar |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine, anatomy, chemistry |
Institutions | University of Jena |
Doctoral advisor | Georg Erhard Hamberger[1] |
Notable students | Ernst Gottfried Baldinger[2] |
Christoph Andreas Mangold (1719, Erfurt – 2 July 1767, Erfurt) [3] was a German professor of anatomy at the University of Jena, who also studied chemistry.
Christoph Mangold received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Erfurt in 1751.[4] He was a member of the Academie der Wissenschaften of Erfurt.[3]
Mangold is known for his studies of gunpowder and cinnabar as well as the idea that medical diagnosis should be based upon symptoms, laboratory tests, and comparisons with other patients.[5] He was notably the advisor of Ernst Gottfried Baldinger.[1]