He studied medicine in Göttingen, earned a doctorate in 1785 and a
Habilitation in Brunswick in 1791. In the following years he practised as a physician in the
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In 1803 he became Professor of Medicine at the
University of Kiel, and in 1807 he founded a hospital in Kiel. After saving the life of the wife of the Danish statesman
Christian von Bernstorff, he earned great authority and respect at the Danish royal court, and moved permanently to Copenhagen in 1810. In Denmark he became personal physician to
Queen Marie of Denmark and Norway, and he also lectured at the
University of Copenhagen. He received the title (councillor of state) in 1811 and the title (privy councillor) in 1828. He also became a member of the
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters in 1819 and of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1831. == Works ==