Johann Gottfried Langermann [SEP] place of birth
Johann Gottfried Langermann
Johann Gottfried Langermann (August 8, 1768 – September 5, 1832) was a German psychiatrist and administrator born in Maxen, near Dresden.
Initially he studied law in Leipzig, afterwards transferring to the University of Jena, where his focus turned to medicine. At Jena he had as instructors Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland (1762–1836) and philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762–1814). In 1797 he obtained his medical doctorate with a dissertation on the diagnosis and treatment of melancholia. He worked for a period of time
1774-1848) and Johann Gottfried Langermann (1768-1832). In 1821 he became an associate professor at Erlangen, followed by a full professorship in 1826. 
He was a primary force in creation of the first mental hospital in Bavaria (at Erlangen in 1845); its first director being Karl August von Solbrig. For 17 years Leupoldt was chairman of the "Erlanger Societas physica-medica".
Written works.
Leupoldt was the author of numerous medical works. He published scientific articles in Christian Friedrich