Christian Jacob Theophilus de Meza (November 26, 1756 – April 6, 1844) was a Danish physician and author.
Christian Jacob Theophilus de Meza | |
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| Born | 26 November 1756 Copenhagen, Dano-Norwegian Realm |
| Died | 6 April 1844 (aged 87) Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark |
| Children | Christian de Meza |
Early life edit
De Meza was born in Copenhagen in 1756. He was the son of the physician Christian de Meza, with whom he embraced Christianity in 1783. In the same year he graduated as M.D. from the University of Copenhagen, and became a member of the Royal Medical Society.
Career edit
From 1784 until his death he practised medicine in Elsinore.
Meza published essays in medical journals. He also wrote a drama, Dormon og Vilhelmine that was produced at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, in 1796.
Personal life edit
Meza's son, Christian Julius de Meza (1792–1865), was a general in the Danish army during the Second Schleswig War.
Selected bibliography edit
- Tractatio de quibusdam notabilioribus objectis ad artem obstetricandi spectantibus. Copenhagen: Christian Gottlob Proft. 1783.
- "De Graviditate Mixta Observatio". Acta Regiæ Societatis Med. Hafniensis. 1: 442–450.
- "Relatio Febris Tertianæ Intermittentis Epidemicæ Anno 1784 Grassantis". Observationes Medico-Practicæ Quinque. 2: 197–213.
- "En Sjælden og Abnormal Tvillingfödsel". Bibliothek for Læger. 9: 41–43. 1821. Appeared afterward in Bulletin des sciences médicales (January, 1830) and in the American Journal of the Medical Sciences (no. 12, 1830).
References edit
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gottheil, Richard; Cramer, Frank (1904). "Meza, Christian Jacob Theophilus de". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 530.