Joel Assur
Joel Assur (1753–1837) was a Swedish dentist. He has been referred to as the "first dentist" in Sweden, in the modern sense of the word.[1]
Joel Assur | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Dentist |
Life and education
Assur was born in Bernburg in Germany to the Jewish merchant Anschel Levin Joel Assur and Zipora Joel. He emigrated from Mecklenburg to Sweden in 1791, and was established as a dentist in Stockholm. He had a successful career, was appointed the official dentist of the Royal Family, and has been referred to as the first dentist in Sweden in the modern sense of the word. He published the first Swedish work in dentistry, "Korrt underrättelse om de mäst vanliga Tand-Sjukdomar" ("Short Note of the most common illnesses of teeth", 1799). He was the father of Amalia Assur.
References
- Kjellander, Barbro (1966). På Amalia Assurs tid: några anteckningar om och kring den första svenska kvinnliga tandläkaren : [utg. till Kvinnliga tandläkarklubbens 50-årsdag]. Stockholm: Kvinnliga tandläkarklubben. Libris 860352
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