Andreas von Gundelsheimer is was a German doctor , born in 1668 in Feuchtwangen and died on In Stettin .
The son of a pastor, he studied at Ansbach then at Altdorf where he graduated in medicine in 1688. He accompanied a rich trader in Italy. He then practiced in Paris where he became friends with Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708) and accompanied him on his journey from Greece to Iran. They parted at Constantinople and returned to Germany.
Gundelsheimer served as a military doctor before retiring to Berlin. Prince Elector Frederic I (1657-1713) took him as councillor and ennobled him. He created the anatomical museum in Berlin. He accompanied Frederick William I (1688-1740) during the campaign of Pomerania and during which he died.
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https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_von_Gundelsheimer accessed 23rd February 2017
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