Gustav Adolf Michaelis was a German obstetrician who was a native of Kiel.
Occupation
physician, gynecologist, obstetrician
Citizenship
Kingdom of Hanover
Born
July 9, 1798
Died
August 8, 1848
Overview
Gustav Adolf Michaelis (9 July 1798 – 8 August 1848) was a German obstetrician who was a native of Kiel. He was the founder and establisher of the Michaelis’ Rhomboid.
Biography
Education and Career
Gustav Adolf Michaelis was born on the 9th of July, 1798, to an obstetrician Gottfried Philipp Michaelis. Gustav's uncle Christian Rudolf Wiedemann also was an obstetrician, after Philipp's death in 1811 he raised his nephew. Gustav Michaelis graduated from Kiel medical school in 1820 and continued his medical studies in Paris. Among his teachers were Konrad Johann Martin Langenbeck (1776-1851) and obstetrician Friedrich Benjamin Osiander (1759-1822). In 1823 he returned to Kiel and served as an assistant to his uncle, who held the position of director at the city lying-in hospital.
In 1828 he married Julia Jahn, a musician. In 1829 she gave birth to daughter Emma, in 1835 son Adolf Michaelis was born. Later he would become a prominent archaeologist.
