Johann Goercke
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Johann Friedrich Goercke, (also Gehrcke) (3 May 1750 – 30 June 1822) was a Prussia
n army surgeon and author.
Goercke was born in Sorquitten
, East Prussia
(today Sorkwity, Poland) and became the personal physician of Friedrich II of Prussia. He founded the Pépinière, the first academy for Prussian Army
Surgeons in 1795 and became the Chairman of the Prussian Army Medical Corps and the Berlin Charité
in 1797. After the foundation of the University of Berlin in 1809 he became the head of its military surgery section.
Goercke died in Potsdam
.
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n army surgeon and author.
Goercke was born in Sorquitten
Sorkwity
Sorkwity is a village in Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sorkwity...
, East Prussia
East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
(today Sorkwity, Poland) and became the personal physician of Friedrich II of Prussia. He founded the Pépinière, the first academy for Prussian Army
Prussian Army
The Royal Prussian Army was the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power.The Prussian Army had its roots in the meager mercenary forces of Brandenburg during the Thirty Years' War...
Surgeons in 1795 and became the Chairman of the Prussian Army Medical Corps and the Berlin Charité
Charité
The Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is the medical school for both the Humboldt University and the Free University of Berlin. After the merger with their fourth campus in 2003, the Charité is one of the largest university hospitals in Europe....
in 1797. After the foundation of the University of Berlin in 1809 he became the head of its military surgery section.
Goercke died in Potsdam
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
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