Born in
Königsberg in 1703, Bohl enrolled at the
local university on September 25, 1719, in order to study medicine, and continued his studies at the
University of Leipzig. On September 20, 1725, he enrolled at the
University of Leiden where he became a student of
Herman Boerhaave, and a classmate of
Albrecht von Haller. He graduated on 26 July 1726 presenting his dissertation titled "De morsu". He spent four years in
Amsterdam working with the Dutch anatomist
Frederik Ruysch. He returned to Königsberg on August 15, 1730. On September 23, 1741, he became professor of medicine at the Medical Faculty of the
Königsberg College and a royal Prussian physician. Following the death of
Melchior Philipp Hartmann, he took over his position and then became
rector. Bohl is known as the sponsor of
Immanuel Kant, whom he also financially supported during his time at the Collegium Fridericianum. Kant dedicated his first book,
Thoughts on the True Estimation of Living Forces, to Bohl. == Works ==