▁August ▁Str uve ▁( 9 ▁May ▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁Ne ust adt ▁in ▁Sachsen ▁– ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁Berlin ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁ph arm ac ist ▁and ▁bal ne ologist . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁medicine ▁at ▁the ▁Univers ities ▁of ▁Leipzig ▁and ▁Halle , ▁then ▁continued ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁Johann ▁Peter ▁Frank ' s ▁clin ic ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁he ▁settled ▁into ▁a ▁medical ▁practice ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Ne ust adt . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁acquired ▁an ▁ap othe c ary ▁shop ▁in ▁Dresden ▁through ▁marriage , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁medical ▁practice , ▁choosing ▁to ▁dev ote ▁his ▁time ▁to ▁technical ▁and ▁scientific ▁work . ▁ ▁After ▁taking ▁sp a ▁treat ments ▁in ▁Car ls bad ▁and ▁Mar ien bad , ▁he ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁artificial ly ▁rep lic ating ▁min eral ▁waters ▁by ▁chemical ▁means . ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁effort , ▁the ▁practical ▁implementation ▁of ▁a ▁sp a ▁util izing ▁artificial ▁min eral ▁water ▁finally ▁came ▁to ▁f ru ition . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁mechan ic ▁Rudolf ▁Blo ch , ▁who ▁had ▁produced ▁and ▁constructed ▁the ▁necessary ▁equipment , ▁the ▁first ▁min eral ▁water ▁facilities ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁at ▁Dresden . ▁After wards , ▁similar ▁institutions ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁Leipzig , ▁Berlin , ▁Bright on ▁( the ▁" Ro yal ▁German ▁Sp aa "), ▁König s berg , ▁Wars aw