Christoph Andreas Mangold (1719, Erfurt – 2 July 1767, Erfurt) [3] was a German professor of anatomy at the University of Jena, who also studied chemistry.
Christoph Mangold received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Erfurt in 1751.
[4] He was a member of the Academie der Wissenschaften of Erfurt.
[3] Mangold is known for his studies of gunpowder and cinnabar as well as the idea that medical diagnosis should be based upon symptoms, laboratory tests, and comparisons with other patients.
[5] He was notably the advisor of Ernst Gottfried Baldinger.