Johann Andreas Eisenbarth (also Eysenbarth) (* 27. March 1663 in Oberviechtach; "† 11 November 1727 in Hannoversch flowing) was in its time an ingenious German break and stone cutter, a Wund and an optician.

1689 became Eisenbarth citizen of Erfurt and called themselves little late city physician of Erfurt.

In the year 1703 it acquired the Magdeburger citizen right for 12 Taler and bought for 3100 Taler the house "“to the apple"” in the apple route (No. 9) in Magdeburg.

After it had received the royal privilege from the Prussia king Friedrich William I. on 9 July 1716 to practice in Prussia its large ascent began: With its attendants, in which also Gaukler were, it pulled from city to city, in order to treat on the market in a tent the patients. Since Eisenbarth could be anpreisen by its troop in rather marktschreierischer way, on him a mockery song was sealed later (text excerpt see below), which represents him to injustice as Kurpfu.

As a around-pulling physician Eisenbarth was allowed to treat only certain diseases, since the physicians established at the respective places did not want competition by moving physicians. Like that it was above all a skillful Starstecher, as "“Okulist"” (optician) the diseases like the grey star treated, and an efficient break operating surgeon and stone cutter. In addition Eisenbarth developed medical instruments, so the polyp hooks, and is its instruments over a flame to have sterilized.

Honours

In his birth city annually the Freiluftfestpiel "“doctor Eisenbarth"” is specified. There are also the Eisenbarthmuseum and the Eisenbartharchiv. In Hann. "“The play of the doctor iron beard"” will flow specified. At the city hall is a bell play, with which the doctor extracts a tooth for the melody of his song.

In Oberviechtach, Hann. Flow, Bamberg and Magdeburg (doctor iron beard ring) are designated to roads after it. In addition there is the doctor Eisenbarth elementary school in Oberviechtach. In the place of the former house "“to the apple"” in Magdeburg the Eisenbarthbrunnen stands. On this also the well-known mockery song is in full length appropriate.

Excerpt:

"“I am a doctor Eisenbarth,

Kurir the Leut according to my kind,

It can make that the blind ones gehn,

And that the lame ones again long.

It hatt once an old man

In the Rachen"´einen hollow tooth,

I shot it raus with the Pistol,

Oh God, as so probably is the man.

Drauf called me stracks the large Zaar,

He suffered already long from the grey Staar,

I outdid it beede eyes,

Now is the Staar probably out. "“

The song developed around 1800 as student song and today in Europe, the USA and Japan was sung.

Literature

• Eike Pies: I am a doctor Eisenbarth. Physician of the highway. A Bildbiographie. Ariston, Geneva 1977, ISBN 3-7205-1155-3

Related links

• Eisenbarth festival in Oberviechtach

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