Möbelaufnahmen Johann Friedrich Reiks

Johann Friedrich Meckel, the Younger (1781-1833).

Meckel's name is well known in the medical world because of the intestinal abnormality that carries his eponym. We are less familiar with his personal life and his far-reaching achievement as a prominent anatomist. Also described is his complex personality as well as the indelible impression he made on his contemporaries.

Johann Friedrich Struensee. Arzt, Aufklärer und Staatsmann

society. The growth of professionalism amongst Poor Law staff, the relationship of the workhouse to the community, and the neglected subject of the casual poor are amongst the subjects covered, but perhaps the most interesting chapter is that devoted to inmate life and culture. It is a difficult subject for investigation because few bothered to write about paupers, but Dr Crowther manages to co...

Wegbereiter der Chirurgie, Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach—Theodor Billroth

In some instances, the appearance of unity may be illusory. For example, little is said of the relationship between the Royal College and the College of Family Physicians of Canada. The latter group also certifies the attainment of higher educational standards by a large group of Canadian physicians, and the CFPC, unlike the Royal College, insists upon periodic re-examination. The fact that thi...

Dr. med. Johann Friedrich von Herrenschwand. Ein Berner Arzt im 18. Jahrhundert

learn about a fascinating segment of English seventeenthand eighteenth-century learning. The section which particularly concerns the medical historian runs to 41 pages in which pieces of varying length describe the lives of eleven professors, including Matthew Gwinne, Paul de Laune (Gideon's brother), John Mapletoft and John Woodward. The occasional doctor can be found in other sections, e.g. W...

Johann Wolfgang