death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date known_for article_title name
berlin january 4 , 1818 königsberg german july 1 , 1734 work in human anatomy , large sample collection johann gottlieb walter
 johann gottlieb walter
johann gottlieb walter

johann gottlieb walter -lrb- july 1 , 1734 -- january 4 , 1818 -rrb- was a german physician , specialising in human anatomy .
walter was born in königsberg .
he studied in königsberg and berlin under johann friedrich meckel von hemsbach and johann nathanael lieberkühn .
he was awarded a medical degree at frankfurt -lrb- oder -rrb- in 1757 .
after meckel 's death , he became professor of anatomy in berlin in 1774 .
walter started and maintained a large collection and museum of anatomical samples , which was bought for 100.000 thaler by the state , and became the foundation for the anatomical-zoological museum of the berlin academy .
walter died in berlin .
