Franz Ambrosius Reuss [SEP] place of birth
Franz Ambrosius Reuss
Franz Ambrosius Reuss (3 October 1761, Prague – 9 September 1830, Bilin) was a Czech geologist, mineralogist and balneologist. He was the father of geologist August Emanuel von Reuss.
He studied medicine in Prague and obtained his medical doctorate in 1782. As a student, he developed a strong interest in geology and mineralogy and subsequently visited the "Bergakademie" in Freiberg, where he attended lectures given by Abraham Gottlob Werner, a proponent of geological Neptunism. Later on, he was hired by
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The first scientific description of the therapeutic effects of water comes from balneologists Josef von Löschner, Franz Ambrosius Reuss and August Emanuel von Reuss.
Historical references.
- Das Saidschützer Bitter-Wasser physikalisch, chemisch und medizinisch geschiedet. Franz Ambrosius Reuss
- Die Wirkungen des Saidschitzer Bitterwassers, Josef Löschner
External links.
- History of Zaječická hořká on company page bilinskakyselka.cz (Czech)