Gebhard Schädler
Gebhard Schädler | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1776 Mauren,Liechtenstein |
| Died | 20 November 1842 (aged 66) Bendern,Liechtenstein |
| Spouse |
Maria Katharina Hasler
(m.1803) |
| Children | 9, includingKarl Schädler |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Holy Roman Empire Helvetic Republic |
| Years of service | 1792–1797 1799–1801 |
| Rank | Surgeon general |
| Wars | War of the First Coalition |
Josef Gebhard Schädler[1](21 September 1776 – 20 November 1842) was a surgeon fromLiechtenstein.
Early life[edit]
Schädler was born on 21 September 1776 as the son of surgeon Johann Georg Gebhard Schädler and his mother Maria Sabine Bayer as one of three children. He attended high school inFeldkirchand from 1796 to 1798 he studied medicine in theUniversity of Freiburg,where he received a master's degree in surgery.[2]
Career[edit]
Schädler fought as a member of the 20-man Liechtenstein volunteer corps against theFrenchduring theWar of the First Coalition,where he was wounded in 1797.[2][3]From 1799 to 1801 he was a regimental surgeon of aGraubündenregiment in theNetherlands.[2]
He was the first academically trained doctor in Liechtenstein and opened his own medical practice inEschenin 1801, later inNendeln.From 1802 he was a regional doctor inUnterlandand from 1809 to 1842 he was state physicist. Due to this, he moved toVaduzas it had been assigned to him as his official residence. He built a private medical library and fought againstquackeryin the medical field, where on his initiative compulsorysmallpoxvaccinations were introduced for Liechtenstein citizens in 1812. Schädler was the first doctor to provideobstetricsand train midwives in the country, as well as treat poor sick people and royal officials in addition to medical examinations for theLiechtenstein military.[2]
In 1842, he retired toBendernwith his sonKarl Schädlertaking over his medical practice, where he died on 20 November 1842, aged 66 years old.[2][4]
Personal life[edit]
Schädler married Maria Katharina Hasler (1 January 1784 – 3 November 1861) in 1803 and they had nine children together. His sonKarl Schädlertook over his medical practice and wasPresident of the Landtag of Liechtensteinfrom 1862 to 1870.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^Rheinberger, Rudolf (1991).Liechtensteiner Ärzte des 19. Jahrhunderts.Vol. 89. Vaduz:Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein.p. 45.
- ^abcdeRheinberger, Rudolf (31 December 2011)."Schädler, Gebhard".Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein(in German).Retrieved29 December2023.
- ^Wanner, Gerhard (31 December 2011)."Koalitionskriege".Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein(in German).Retrieved28 September2023.
- ^abRheinberger, Rudolf (31 December 2011)."Schädler, Karl (1804–1872)".Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein(in German).Retrieved24 December2023.
- ^"Mitglieder - Präsidenten"(in German). March 27, 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-03-27.