Christoph Andreas Mangold | |
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Born | 1719 Erfurt |
Died | 1767 Erfurt |
Residence | Holy Roman Empire |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Erfurt |
Known for | Medical diagnosis, studies of gunpowder and cinnabar |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine, anatomy, chemistry |
Institutions | University of Jena |
Doctoral advisor | Georg Erhard Hamberger |
Notable students | Ernst Gottfried Baldinger |
Christoph Andreas Mangold (1719, Erfurt – 2 July 1767, Erfurt) was a German professor of anatomy at the University of Jena, who also studied chemistry.
Christoph Mangold received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Erfurt in 1751. He was a member of the Academie der Wissenschaften of Erfurt.
Mangold is known for his studies of gunpowder and cinnabar as well as the idea that medical diagnosis should be based upon symptoms, laboratory tests, and comparisons with other patients. He was notably the advisor of Ernst Gottfried Baldinger.