Friedrich Hoffmann
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Another [[Friedrich Hoffmann, poet]] (1627- 1673), was a rector at the Elbing gymnasium.
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'''Friedrich Hoffmann''' ([[February 19]], [[1660]] – [[November 12]], [[1742]]) was a [[Germany|German]] [[physician]] and [[chemist]]. He studied and wrote on such topics as [[pediatrics]], [[mineral water]]s, and [[meteorology]]; introduced many drugs into practice (e.g. [[Hoffmann's anodyne]], or compound spirit of ether, and [[Hoffmann's Drops]], or spirit of ether); and was among the first to describe several diseases, including [[appendicitis]] and [[German measles]], and to recognize the regulatory role of the [[nervous system]]. He taught and practiced at [[Halle, Saxony-Anhalt|Halle]] from 1693. His approach to [[physiology]] was mechanistic, viewing disease as a disruption of the body's tonus (thus the term tonic for his remedies).
He wrote a [[witchcraft]] book, ''Dissertation de Potentia Diaboli'', for his student [[Gottfried Büching]].
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