Christoph Mangold

Christoph Andreas Mangold
Born	1719 Erfurt
Died	1767 Erfurt
Residence	Holy Roman Empire
Nationality	German
Fields	Medicine, anatomy, chemistry
Institutions	University of Jena
Alma mater	University of Erfurt
Doctoral advisor	Georg Erhard Hamberger
Notable students	Ernst Gottfried Baldinger
Known for	Medical diagnosis, studies of gunpowder and cinnabar

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.

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