Christoph Mangold

Christoph Andreas Mangold (1719, Erfurt 2 July 1767, Erfurt) was a German professor of anatomy at the University of Jena, who also studied chemistry.

Christoph Andreas Mangold
Born1719
Erfurt
Died1767
Erfurt
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Erfurt
Known forMedical diagnosis, studies of gunpowder and cinnabar
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, anatomy, chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Jena
Doctoral advisorGeorg Erhard Hamberger
Notable studentsErnst Gottfried Baldinger

Christoph Mangold received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Erfurt in 1751. He was a member of the Academie der Wissenschaften of Erfurt.

Mangold is known for his studies of gunpowder and cinnabar as well as the idea that medical diagnosis should be based upon symptoms, laboratory tests, and comparisons with other patients. He was notably the advisor of Ernst Gottfried Baldinger.

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