Ferdinand Gottlieb von Gmelin

Ferdinand Gottlieb von Gmelin (10 March 1782, in Tübingen – 21 December 1848, in Tübingen) was a German physician. He was a nephew of botanist Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin (1744–1784).

In 1802 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Tübingen, then following graduation, took a study trip through Germany, Italy and France. In 1805 he became an associate professor, and from 1810 onward, was a full professor of natural sciences and medicine at Tübingen. In 1823 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown.

Selected works

• Allgemeine Pathologie des menschlichen Körpers, 1813 – General pathology of the human body.
• Allgemeine Therapie der Krankheiten des Menschen, 1830 – General therapy of human diseases.
• Die ostindische Cholera (translation of John Mason Good; 1831) – East Indian cholera.
• Critik der Principien der Homöopathie, 1835 – Critique of the principles of homeopathy (considered to be his best work).