The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
People [PERS ID:5918]
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| ID | 5918 |
| Title | Mr |
| First Name | Anton |
| Middle Name/Initial(s) | Gabriel |
| Last Name | von Herrenschwand |
| Maiden Name | |
| AKA | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Physician to the Duke of Orleans |
| Medical Professional? | Medical Professional |
Birth/Death
| Birth/Death | |
|---|---|
| Birth (year) | 1728 |
| Date of death (year) | 1785 |
Notes
| Son of Gerhard, and Margarethe Tschiffeli, daughter of David Bailiff of Bern. Became a Polish Baron in 1766. Studied medicine, obtaining doctorate in Valencia in 1746. Was Doctor "pending" of the Swiss Guards in Paris in 1752, and succeeded his brother in 1755 as a doctor of the regiment. The Duke of Orleans in 1766 brought him into the body of his doctors. Herrenschwand inspected the hospitals in Flanders, Artois and Lorraine in 1782. He was charged with the same mission in Lorraine, Franche-Comté Dauphiné and Provence in 1785. |
Further Information about this person
| Link | |
|---|---|
| Misc | Brief article on von Herrenschwand (French) |
Cases that this person appears in:
| Count | Case ID | Case Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Case 1714 | Case of Baron Heynitz in Berlin, who is advised on his gout. |
