Życie i dzieło Johanna Jacoba Sachsa XIX-wiecznego lekarza, naukowca, popularyzatora edukacji zdrowotnej i prekursora idei zdrowia publicznego
The Life and Work of Johann Jacob Sachs, a 19th-Century Physician, Scientist, Promoter of Health Education and Pioneer of Public Health

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the life and educational path, and selected works of Johann Jacob Sachs, a physician and scientist of Jewish origin born in Mirosławiec (Märkisch Friedland) and, from today’s perspective, a pioneer in public health studies. The Wałcz district, in which Mirosławiec is located, was an important center of the Jewish population from the 18th to the 20th century. Its functioning was influenced by two orders — religious and those related to Prussian legislation. The use of various sources and documents from that period allows for an analysis of the mechanisms that influenced Sachs’s life. Sachs, born in 1803 into a large, orthodox Jewish family, initially received an education that prepared him for the role of rabbi. However, this did not bring him satisfaction. He eventually completed his medical studies and moved to Berlin, where he pursued an academic career and publishing activities related to medical journals he founded. One of his most famous works is A Picture of a Woman’s Life in Health and Disease from a Psychological, Intellectual and Moral Point of View. A Handbook for German Women.

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