Carl Gustav Carus
German physiologist and painter
Carl Gustav Carus was a German physiologist and painter, born in Leipzig, who played various roles during the Romantic era. A friend of the writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, he was a many-sided man: a doctor, a naturalist, a scientist, a... Wikipedia
Born: January 3, 1789, Leipzig, Germany
Died: July 28, 1869 (age 80 years), Dresden, Germany
Period: Romanticism
Place of burial: Trinitatis Cemetery, Dresden, Germany
Children: Sophie Charlotte Carus
Partner: Caroline Carus
Parents: August Gottlob Carus and Christiana Elisabeth Carus
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