Education
Langenbeck studied medicine at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, and in 1802 received his habilitation under August Gottlieb Richter (1742–1812) at Georg-August University in Göttingen.
ophthalmologist university professor
Langenbeck studied medicine at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, and in 1802 received his habilitation under August Gottlieb Richter (1742–1812) at Georg-August University in Göttingen.
In 1804 he became an associate professor, and three years later established his own institute for surgery and ophthalmology. In 1814 he was appointed full professor at Göttingen and general surgeon of the Hannoverian Army. He was considered one of the better surgeons during the first half of the 19th century, known for his speed and precision involving amputations.
After his death, he was succeeded by Friedrich Gustav Jacob Henle (1809–1885) as chair of anatomy at Göttingen.
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]
In 1845, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.