Education
He studied medicine in Jena and Göttingen, and later worked an assistant in a Berlin polyclinic founded by his uncle, Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland (1762–1836).
physician university professor
He studied medicine in Jena and Göttingen, and later worked an assistant in a Berlin polyclinic founded by his uncle, Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland (1762–1836).
He was the brother of philologist Friedrich Gotthilf Osann (1794-1858) and chemist Gottfried Osann (1796-1866). In 1826 he became a full professor of Heilmittellehre (medical instruction), and in 1833 became director of the aforementioned clinic. Osann is remembered for his work on the effects of mineral springs from a physical and medical standpoint.
Among his writings was a two-volume work on European mineral spas, titled Physikalisch-medicinische Darstellung der bekannten Heilquellen der vorzüglichsten Länder Europas.
lieutenant is considered to be the first comprehensive publication in the field of balneology. In 1837 Osann became sole editor of the Journal der praktischen Heilkunde (Journal of Practical Medicine).
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.