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[Johann Georg Lesser (1707-1778) and his contribution to military medicine in the 18th century]. 1990

A Völker

The physician in ordinary and army-surgeon Johann Georg Lesser occupies a considerable position among the physicians about Frederick the Great. In 1735 Lesser was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine with a thesis in the field of military medicine. He deserved well of a contemporary organization of military hospitals. Later on he held several offices in the field of medical organization and worked as town physician of Berlin.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008887	Military Medicine	The practice of medicine as applied to special circumstances associated with military operations.	Medicine, Military
D005858	Germany	A country in central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. The capital is Berlin.
D049671	History, 18th Century	Time period from 1701 through 1800 of the common era.	18th Century History,18th Cent. History (Medicine),18th Cent. History of Medicine,18th Cent. Medicine,Historical Events, 18th Century,History of Medicine, 18th Cent.,History, Eighteenth Century,Medical History, 18th Cent.,Medicine, 18th Cent.,18th Century Histories,Cent. History, 18th (Medicine),Cent. Medicine, 18th,Century Histories, 18th,Century Histories, Eighteenth,Century History, 18th,Century History, Eighteenth,Eighteenth Century Histories,Eighteenth Century History,Histories, 18th Century,Histories, Eighteenth Century,History, 18th Cent. (Medicine)