Eleonore Dorothea Auguste Henriette von Rettberg was the wife of Friedrich Sertürner, who isolated the first alkaloid in 1804; morphine from opium. Did Frau Sertürner die of a morphine overdose? Any leads would be most welcome.
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I guess she didn't die of an overdose - because it's isn't mentioned in any article about him
https://www.aerztekammer-hamburg.org/files/aerztekammer_hamburg/ueber_uns/hamburger_aerzteblatt/archiv/haeb2012/haeb_05_2012.pdf
http://ptaforum.pharmazeutische-zeitung.de/index.php?id=3116
One of his dogs died of an overdose, and possibly some of his probands - including himself - were quite close to. At least, they had serious health issues because of ingesting morphia for test purposes.
See Krömecke, Franz (ed.) (1925): Friedrich Wilhelm Sertürner, der Entdecker des Morphiums. Lebensbild und Neuabdruck der Original-Morphiumarbeiten. Jena
fyi https://www.deutsche-apotheker-zeitung.de/news/artikel/2016/02/29/vor-175-jahren-starb-der-entdecker-des-morphins
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