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Darwin Correspondence Project

Philipp Phoebus

1804–80

German physician and pharmacologist. PhD in medicine, Berlin, 1827. Prosector at the Charité Hospital, Berlin, 1831; professor of medicine and pharmacology, Giessen, 1843. Founder of the first institute of pharmacology in Germany. Known for his pharmacological and toxicological research, for pioneering allergy studies, and as a campaigner for controlled pharmacies.

Source

DBE.

Bibliography

DBE: Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie. Edited by Walter Killy et al. 12 vols. in 14. Munich: K. G. Saur. 1995–2000.

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