Georg Anton Schäffer [SEP] place of death
Georg Anton Schäffer
Georg Anton Schäffer (rarely russified as "Yegor Nikolayevich" or "Egor Antonovich" "Sheffer"; "von Schaeffer" in Portuguese sources; 27 January 1779 – 1836) was a German physician in the employ of the Russian-American Company who attempted to conquer Hawaii for the Company and, ultimately, the Russian Empire. The bloodless Schäffer affair (1815–1817) or the Hawaiian spectacular, as it was called by contemporary Russians, became a significant financial blunder for the Company.
In the 1820s
appointed as head physician ("Oberwundarzt") of the Juliusspital. Under his leadership, new surgical techniques were introduced, a regimen of hygiene was established, and renovation of the "Theatrum Anatomicum" took place. In 1805 the Juliusspital reportedly had the first modern operating theater in the world. Georg Anton Schäffer studied medicine at Juliusspital's College of Medicine. He joined the Imperial Russian service as a surgeon, serving in Moscow before 1812. In 1816, Cajetan von Textor was appointed professor of surgery and "Oberwundarzt" in