Georg Hartog Gerson

Georg Hartog Gerson (25 August 1788 – 3 December 1844) was a medical doctor and surgeon in the King's German Legion during the Napoleonic Wars.

After his education at home, he visited the secondary grammar school (Gymnasium) and specialised in the classical languages and natural sciences (especially in botany).

As early as 12 August 1811 he was proposed for the position of Assistant Surgeon, and he received this commission on 6 September 1811 for the 5th Line Battalion, King's German Legion.

After the legion was dissolved in 1816 he returned to Hamburg and mainly worked as an author initially, but his surgery was expanding quickly and he gained a reputation as doctor and surgeon.

In 1839, he became ill with a chronic disease that led to his sudden death on 3 December 1844 in Hamburg and he was laid to rest in the Jewish cemetery Grindelfriedhof.