Michael (baptized on 26 June 1707 in Biglen; "† 2. March 1781 in Langnau in the Emmental), called Michel or Micheli and also Micheli "“, was a Swiss surgeon, physician, pharmacist and cure physician well-known beyond the national borders as "„a miracle doctor "“.

Its activity was located to "“Wund¤rzte mentioned, their welfare art in the tradition "„of the Bader "“or "„in the context of teachings relating to crafts was further-obtained and in 18. Century of the academic medicine in diagnosis and healing successes was quite still equal. 1747 it appointed of the surgical of my benevolent gentlemen and upper ones of the city Berne (the association of physicians) "„the art-experienced Medicinae et Chirurgiae Practico "“.

was born on the agricultural holding behind Habchegg with Biglen. After its training, while which he spent two years with the Wundarzt Daniel Fuhrer in Wachseldorn, he transferred as twenty-year-old one an existing practice in the hotel "„bears "“to Langnau in the Emmental and this village made gradually a proper place of pilgrimage of the patients and curious ones, who it diagnosed the cause their suffering by the view of its urine in a Phiole (see Uroskopie) and a suitable cure to them from its rich pharmacy gave.

1739 could build itself a new nursing center at the mountain route and established themselves finally 1758 on the village mountain, where he received numerous illustre guests apart from the actual medical activity, among other things Johann Caspar Lavater on 17 April 1777 and duke Karl August of Weimar with Goethe on 17 October 1779.

Literature

• Rudolf Zbinden/max of Pfister: Langnau i.E. - heart of the Oberemmentals, Berne 1977 (= Bernese books of local history and geography 89), S. 15f
• Marta Meyer Salzmann: Michel (1707-1781) - a high point of welfare art relating to crafts, Berne 1981 (= Bernese books of local history and geography 126)

Related links

• Article in the historical encyclopedia of Switzerland
• Eugen weir: The medical work of the Wundarztes Michel (1707-1781) on the basis his prescription and surgery books (1985)

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