Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Carl Ludwig Reicher surgeon 1775-1814

Graben surgeon Carl Ludwig Raicher was born 16 May 1775 to Friderich Wilhelm Raicher (1734-1804) and Magdalena Metzger (1738-1818).  Dr Raicher married Margaretha Lind 25 April 1797 and they had 10 children from 1979 to 1814.. FS ID: K8Z3-P69 Carl is related to us through the Wenz family. According to pastor T L Sachs: On the 15th of October 1814, in the afternoon after 1:00 pm died in the local parish of Graben: Carl Ludwig Reicher, citizen and surgeon here, 39 years and 5 months old, and was on the 17th [of October 1814] in the morning buried.

Mistake: In 1803 Carl Ludwig Raichard, citizen and surgeon and his wife Margaretha, née Schollin are sponsors or witnesses to Jacob Scholl's, (citizen and innkeeper (serving wine) at the sign of the bouquet) daughter. I believe the pastor made a mistake because Margaretha née Scholl was his mother-in-law. Ludwig's wife namely Margaretha Lind's parents were Jacob Lind (1744 - 2 April 1780  ) and Jakobina Margaretha Scholl (1752-1823). Margaretha's husband and surgeon died 9 years before her own mother. This is because Ludwig died at 39 years 5 months. Apparently being a surgeon in Graben is not good for your health. No reason is given for Ludwig's death in his death record.

Documents related to Carl Ludwig Raicher:

Carl Ludwig Raicher birth 16 May 1775 dilm `02078348 page 570
Translation by Robert Seal:
On the 16th of May [1775] midday at 1:00 pm born and on the 17th of the same month baptized: Carl Ludwig [Raicher].
Father: young Friderich Wilhelm Raicher, the local [civic] council member and bathhouse operator/barber.
Mother: Magdalena, née Mezgerin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Mr. Georg Michael Razel, the local citizen and schoolmaster, and (2) his wife Margaretha, née Weickin. (3) Georg Friderich Hörner, the local [civic] council member, master baker, and innkeeper of the little horse tavern, and (4) his wife Margaretha, née Brechtin.
Right column: died 15 October 1814.
Note: "Baader" = bathhouse operator/barber; Barber (in the sense of bathhouse operator or owner) were a widespread occupation who served also as healer and hairdresser: Bastoever -bathhouse operator; barber. Bader is a German occupational surname derived from the German word "Bad" meaning "bath". It originally referred to the owners or attendants of bathhouses, who subsequently took on other tasks including cutting hair and dentistry.
Note from Wikipedia: Bader , also called Stübner , Latin balneator or female balneatrix ( bathwoman ), is an old job title for the operator or employee of a bathhouse . The profession has been known since the Middle Ages . On the one hand, barbers were the " doctors of the little people" who could not afford any advice from the doctors they had studied. On the other hand, they were important assistants to the academically trained medical profession up until the 18th century (see position and rights ). Like the field shears , they practiced a highly respected, although scientifically accredited, healing profession . It included bathing, body care , cosmetics and sub-areas of surgery , dentistry and ophthalmology . For example, the area of ​​activity included cupping and bloodletting as well as the care of smaller wounds. often worked in the bathhouse barber , who was responsible for cutting the hair and shearing the beard. From these professions, which are sometimes difficult to distinguish, developed the craft , later surgeon .

More: The social status of the barbers changed over time. Since they touched the sick, wounded and those in need of care, in some places they belonged to the so-called "dishonest" professions [1] that were not allowed to organize themselves in any guild . In the urban estate societies of the Middle Ages , children from barber families were usually excluded from being admitted to other guilds . It was not until the middle of the 16th century that imperial laws of 1548 and 1577 gave them the opportunity to learn another trade. [2] The bathing room was generally known as a place of prostitution , which was tolerated by the authorities despite sometimes eloquent sermons for sexual chastity. [3] Cardinals , who made money from prostitution themselves, were just as well known as the fact that this human need could not be controlled with prohibitions. Augustine judged early on: “If you suppress prostitution, careless lust will corrupt society” [4] , because they were seen as an outlet for worse escapades by the increasing mass of those who had no opportunity to marry for reasons of class or guild. [5]  
Ludwig Carl Raicher marr Margaretha Lind 25 Apr 1797 film 102078348 page 752
Translation by Robert Seal:
[Married] on the 25th of April [1797]: Carl Ludwig Raicher, surgeon here, legitimately-conceived unmarried son of Mr. Friderich Wilhelm Raicher, the local surgeon, bath house operator, and citizen, with Magdalena, née Mezgerin, and Margaretha Lindin, surviving legitimately-conceived unmarried daughter of the late Jacob Lind, former citizen here, with Margaretha, née Schollin.
 
Lower left corner: Quarterly report.
Note: Carl Ludwig Raicher b 1775 married Margaretha Lind 25 April 1797. They had 10 children. Margaretha's parents are Jadob Lind b 1744 and Jakobina Margaretha Scholl b 1752 FH ID: KZZL-374 Margaretha's father is Johann Matthias Scholl b 1718 and Maria Magdalena Zimmermann b 1720.
Note: Ludwig Raicher ID: K2N3-RP9
Catharina Scholl b 26 Aug 1797 upper left father Jacob film 102078348 page 689
Translation by Robert Seal:
On the 26th of August [1797] midday at 11:00 am born and on the 27th of the same month baptized: Catharina [Scholl].
Father: Johann Jacob Scholl, the local citizen and wine tavern proprietor. (owner of a business or property)
Mother: Catharina, née Kemmin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Jacob Friderich Herbster, the local citizen, and (2) his wife Eva Elisabetha, née Herbsterin. (3) Carl Ludiwg Raicher, the local citizen and surgeon.
Note: Surgeon Carl Ludwig Raicher was born 16 May 1775. He married Margaretha Lind 25 April 1797 and they had 10 children. FS ID: K8Z3-P69 Carl is related to us through the Wenz family. He died 15 Oct 1814 in Graben. He was 39 years old. 
Note: I think this Johann Jacob is the son of Matthias b 1744
Margaretha Scholl birth 25 Nov 1798 father Jacob lower left film 102078348 page 694

Translation by Robert Seal:
On the 25th of November [1798] in the evening at 9:00 pm [born and] on the 26th [of November 1798] baptized: Margaretha [Scholl].
Father: Jacob Scholl, a citizen and innkeeper (serving wine) at the sign of the bouquet.
Mother: Catharina, née Kemmin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Mr. Carl Ludwig Reichert, a citizen and surgeon. (2) His wife Margaretha, née Lindin. (3) Jacob Friedrich Herbster, a citizen. (4) His wife Eva Elisabetha, née Herbsterin.
Right column: + [died].

Jacob Scholl spon 24 Jan 1799 lower left film 102078348 page 695
Translation by Robert Seal:
On the 8th of January [1799] in the evening at 8:00 pm [born] and on the 10th of the same month baptized: Margaretha Magdalena [Reichard].
Father: Carl Ludwig Reichard, a citizen and surgeon.
Mother: Margaretha, née Lindin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Jacob Scholl, a citizen. (2) His wife Catharina, née Kemmin. (3) Jacob Kammerer, a citizen. (4) His wife Jacobina, née Reichardin.
Note: Carl Ludwig Reichard b 16 May 1775, married Margaretha Lindin 25 April 1797. FH ID : K8Z3-P69. Jacobina Riechard is Carl Ludwig Riechard's older sister born 4 March 1766
Note: Jacob Cammerer was born 1769 and married Jaobina Raicher 5 Apr 1791. They had 8 children. KF5F-3SK

Margaretha Scholl birth 10 Nov 1803 film 102078348 page 728
Translation by Robert Seal:
On the 10th of November [1
803] in the afternoon at 4:00 pm [born] and on the 12th of the same month baptized: Margaretha [Scholl].

Father: Jacob Scholl, citizen and innkeeper (serving wine) at the sign of the bouquet.
Mother: Catharina, née Kemmin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Jacob Friedrich Herbster, citizen and tenant miller. (2) His wife Elisabetha, née Herbsterin. (3) Carl

Ludwig Raichard, citizen and surgeon. (4) His wife Margaretha, née Schollin.
Note: The pastor made a mistake on this document. Margaretha née Schollin is Dr Raicher's mother in law not his wife.

Jacobine Raicher birth 19 July 1808 f Carl Ludwig m Margaretha Bindin film 102550955 page 284
Translation by Robert Seal:
On the 19th of July [1808] in the evening at 9:00 pm born and on the 24th of the same month baptized: Jacobine [Raicher].
Father: Mr. Carl Ludwig Raicher, the local citizen and barber.
Mother: Margaretha, née Lindin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) Jacob Cammerer, the local citizen. (2) His wife Jacobine, née Raicherin. (3) Jacob Scholl, the local citizen. (4) His wife Katharina, née Kemmin.
Right column: died 5 December 1808.
Comment: Keep in mind that early barbers were also surgeons as per the following article about barbers from the German Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbier
Use your browser's translate function to translate to English, then read the second paragraph in the introduction where it discusses barbers as surgeons.
Note: In the Middle Ages and in the early modern period , barbers worked Orient in bathhouses . In the European bathhouses they took on various tasks in the field of body care . Bath attendants, surgeons [3] and nurses were also referred to as barbers or balbers . They were also in charge of tooth extractions , bloodletting and enemas .
Jacobine Scholl death 29 days fath Jacob Scholl 1773 m Kemm film 102078348 page 1161
Translation by Robert Seal:
No. 16.
On the 7th of August [1811] early in the morning after 2:00 am [died] and was buried on the 8th [of August 1811] midday around 12:00 noon: Jacobine [Scholl].
Father: Jacob Scholl, the local citizen and innkeeper at the sign of the bouquet.
Mother: Margaretha, née Kemmin.
Age: 29 days.
Burial witnesses: (1) Carl Raicher, citizen and bathhouse operator/barber here. (2) Jacob Friedrich Herbster, the local citizen.
T. L. Sachs, pastor.
Note: The entry says the mother is Margaretha Kemm but I believe this is a mistake and it should be Catharina 

Carl Ludwig Reicher, surgeon death 15 Oct 1814 film 102078348 page 1175
Translation by Robert Seal:
No. 44.
On the 15th of October 1814, in the afternoon after 1:00 pm died in the local parish of Graben: Carl Ludwig Reicher, citizen and surgeon here, 39 years and 5 months old, and was on the 17th [of October 1814] in the morning buried. 
Witnesses are: (1) Mr. Carl Raile, citizen and apothecary here. (2) Johannes Rösch, citizen here.
T. L. Sachs, pastor.
Comment: It appears the decedent's surname was originally written as "Raicher" and then corrected to "Reicher".