Johann Jakob Guggenbühl
Swiss physician
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| Intro | Swiss physician | |
| Places | Switzerland | |
| was | Physician Psychiatrist | |
| Work field | Healthcare | |
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| Birth | 13 August 1816, Meilen, Switzerland | |
| Death | 2 February 1863Montreux, Switzerland (aged 46 years) | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
Johann Jakob Guggenbühl (August 13, 1816, Meilen – February 2, 1863 Montreux) was a Swiss physician. He is considered as one of the precursors of medico-educational care.
Life
Guggenbühl showed interest in cretinism and was convinced that this disease could be cured. He created, in 1841, a residential home for mentally-handicapped children in Interlaken that lasted until 1860.
Works
- Hülfsruf aus den Alpen, zur Bekämpfung des schrecklichen Cretinismus. In: Maltens Bibliothek der neuesten Weltkunde. Band 1, Aarau 1840, p. 191 et seq.
- Briefe über den Abendberg und die Heilanstalt für Cretinismus, 1846.
- Die Heilung und Verhütung des Cretinismus und ihre neuesten Fortschritte, 1853.