Lensgreve Johann Friedrich Struensee (5 August 1737 – 28 April 1772) was a German-Danish physician, philosopher and statesman. He became royal physician to ...
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Johann Friedrich Struensee
German-Danish physician and philosopher
Lensgreve Johann Friedrich Struensee was a German-Danish physician, philosopher and statesman. He became royal physician to the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark and a minister in the Danish government. Wikipedia
Born: August 5, 1737, Halle (Saale), Germany
Died: April 28, 1772 (age 34 years), Fælledparken, Copenhagen, Denmark
Children: Princess Louise Augusta of Denmark
Movies: The Love of a Queen and King in Shadow
Books: The Trial of Count Struensee, Late Prime Minister to the King of Denmark, Before the Royal Commission of Inquisition, at Copenhagen. Translated From the Danish and German Originals, A Journey Through Sweden ... To which is Added an Abridged History of the Kingdom ... from the Accession of Gustavus Vasa in M.D. XXIII. With Some Particulars Relating to the History of Denmark and to the Life of Count Struenzee ... Written in French by a Dutch Officer [i.e. I.F. Henry Drevon] and Translated ... by William Radcliffe, Etc, Mémoires Authentiques, Etc. Authentic Elucidation of the History of Counts Struensee and Brandt, and of the Revolution in Denmark in ... 1772. Printed Privately, But Not Published, by a Personage Principally Interested. Translated from the German by B. H. Latrobe. Variously Attributed to H. P. Sturz, Landgrave Charles, Son of Frederick II., Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, and G. C. Von Oeder., and more
Place of burial: Saint Petri Church, Copenhagen, Denmark
Johann Friedrich Struensee. J.F. Struensee was born in Germany. He was educated in Halle and worked after that as a physician in Altona. In 1768, Struensee ...
Struensee was a follower of the Enlightenment and as Denmark's “dictator”, he passed more than 2200 laws (Struensee's “Reformstorm”) from 1769 to 1772, which ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Johann Friedrich, count von Struensee was a German physician and statesman who, through his control over the weak-minded King Christian VII, ...
Jan 25, 2014 · Struensee was a man of contradictions; an intelligent and witty German doctor who believed passionately in Enlightenment ideals, yet an arrogant ...
Johann Friedrich Struensee was born in 1737 in the German town of Halle where he graduated as doctor of Medicine at the age of 19.
Aug 5, 2021 · Struensee was known to be a progressive man with ideals from the Age of Enlightenment, which was not welcomed in every part of society. Even ...
Apr 28, 2014 · Struensee was charged with usurping royal authority and subjected to interrogation and torture. He mounted an eloquent and passionate defence of ...
Apr 22, 2021 · TIL the King's doctor Johann Struensee seized power for over a year in 18th century Denmark. He managed to abolish slavery, abolish censorship ...