Famous People with Name Paulli

Simon Paulli            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Simon Paulli: was a Danish physician and naturalist. He was a professor of anatomy, surgery and botany at the University of Copenhagen. The genus Paullinia is named after him. Paulli was the first court physician to Frederick III of Denmark, and made valuable contributions to anatomy and botany. He authored and published several treatises in medicine and botany, notably, Quadripartitum Botanicum. He was also a driving force between the establishment of the Domus Anatomica, the first anatomical theatre in Copenhagen. He worked as a physician in Rostock and Lübeck as a medical practitioner and later became professor of anatomy at Finck College. With the aid of Frederick III, he established "Anatomical theatre" at Copenhangen. He died on 25 April 1680 at Copenhagen.

Holger Simon Paulli            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Holger Simon Paulli: was a Danish conductor and composer. Paulli was a violin student of Claus Schall. He joined the Royal Danish Orchestra, and became its conductor in 1864. At the same time, he also conducted the Orchestra of the Cecilia Foreningen, and assumed the directorship of the Copenhagen Conservatory in 1866. With his performances of Lohengrin and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg he contributed greatly to the spread of Richard Wagner's work in Denmark. He conducted the Royal Danish Orchestra in the world premiere of Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor, in the Casino Concert Hall in Copenhagen on 3 April 1869. The soloist was Edmund Neupert.