1660-1742 German physician who founded a famous eighteenth-century medical system. As the first professor of medicine at the new University of Halle, Hoffmann gave lectures on chemistry, physics, anatomy, surgery, and medical practice. He was widely...

Friedrich Hoffmann (February 19, 1660 – November 12, 1742) was a German physician and chemist. He studied and wrote on such topics as pediatrics, mineral waters, and meteorology; introduced many drugs into practice (e.g. Hoffmann's anodyne, or...