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Authorised form of nameSteigertahl; Johann Georg (c 1667 - c 1740)
Datesc 1667 - c 1740
Place of birthHanover, Germany
Date of birthc 1667
OccupationPhysician
ActivityEducation:
Leyden (admitted 1688); Utrecht; MD (1690)
Career:
Physician to George I; accompanied him to England (1714-1727); Professor at Helmstedt; possibly left England after the death of George I
Memberships:
FRCP (Honorary, 1714)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election11/11/1714
ProposerSir Isaac Newton
SourcesSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Thomas; Munk's Roll
Notes:
Does not appear in PL after 1740 and is reasonable to assume that he probably died at this time.
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/42692762
Royal Society codeNA7403
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference numberTitleDate
RBO/11/20'On the foetus in the Uterus for 46 years' by Dr Steighterhall1720
RBO/12/41'An Account of a Book intitled Animaversioni apologetictic, or Animadversiones apologetica quod Sanguis non sit anima et venasectio omnino necessaria ad Salutem' by Dominic Bottoni drawn up by Dr Steigertahl1724
RBO/11/39'Ad Phosphorum ex Cerebro conficiendum' by Dr Steighertal1721
RBO/11/21'An account of a Foetus that continued 46 years in the mothers Body' communicated by Dr Steigertahl1720
LBO/19/186Copy extracts from two letters from Johannes Scheuchzer and Johann Steigertahl to Hans Sloane1731
CLP/8ii/22Paper, regarding observations of the occultation of Venus by the Moon by J [Johann Friedrich] WeidlerNovember 1729
CLP/22ii/9Paper, Account of Dominic Bottoni's 'Animadversiones apologetica quod sanguis non sit anima et venae sectio omnino necessaria ad salutem [Apologetic observations because blood is not animated and surgery of the blood-vessels is entirely necessary to safety]' by [Johann] Steigertahl[1724]
RBO/11/91'A Resolution taken in a Conference of the Evangelick Body, the 30th of January 1723 concerning the Celebration of Easter for the year 1724' communicated by Dr Steigertahl1723
CLP/10ii/17Paper, 'Nova literaria physico-medica curiosa' by Johann Georg Steigertahl20 November 1730
CLP/10ii/18Paper, 'Nova literaria physico-medica curiosa containing a description of the cereus which flower'd at Norimberg in the year 1730' by Jo [Johann] George Steigertahl20 December 1730
CLP/11i/50Paper, 'Ad phosphorum ex cerebro conficiendum' by [John] Steighertal [Steigerthal][1721]
CLP/12ii/2Paper, 'Case in surgery on a leg rotting off' by J Niemeyer15 May 1720
CLP/16/13Paper, regarding a table showing the dates of Easter communicated by J [Johann Georg] Steigertahl[1723]
EL/S2/78Postscript of a letter from Dr Steigertahl to Hans Sloane1735
EL/S2/97Translation of a partial letter from Dr Steigertahl, dated at Hanover, to Hans Sloane20 April 1736
EL/W3/154Extracts of some letters from Johann Weidler, professor of mathematics in the University of Wittenberg, to Dr Steigertahl1732
EL/S2/101Translation of a letter from Dr Steigertahl, dated at Hanover, to Hans Sloane1737
RBO/15/57'Nova literaria Physico medica curiosa containing a Description of the Cereus peruvianus which flower'd at Norimberg in the Year 1730' communicated to Hans Sloane by John George Steigertahl1730
CLP/14ii/7Paper, 'An account of a foetus, that continued 46 years in the mother's body' by Dr [Johann Georg] Steigertahl 1720
CLP/14ii/20Extracts of several letters, regarding a 'naevus maternus' or 'mole' from [Johann Georg] Steigertahl to Hans Sloane[1725]
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