Franz Gerhard Wegeler
Franz Gerhard Wegeler (May 7, 1769 - 1848) was a German physician from Bonn, who was a childhood friend of Ludwig van Beethoven.
He studied medicine at the Universities of Bonn and Vienna. After finishing his studies in Austria, he returned to Bonn, where he became a professor (1789) and rector (1793) at the university. In 1794 he fled Bonn during the French Revolutionary Wars and returned to Vienna, renewing his friendship with Beethoven. After spending two years in Vienna, he moved back to Bonn as an instructor and a general practitioner of medicine. In 1807 he moved to Koblenz, where he joined the Prussian Civil Service and won several prestigious awards.
A distinguished doctor, Wegeler is remembered for his 1838 biography of Beethoven (Biographische Notizen über Ludwig van Beethoven), being published with composer Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) eleven years after Beethoven's death. Historians consider these memoirs to be an important and reliable source of information regarding the life of the great composer.
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- This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
- [1] Beethoven and his Bonn Circle of Friends. Selected Objects from the Wegeler Collection
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