Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) – founder of modern anatomy and Prospero Borgarucci (1540?-) – the Bulgarian contribution to postvezalius anatomy Cover Image
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Андреас Везалиус (1514–1564) – създател на съвременната анатомия и Просперо Боргаручи (1540?-) – българският принос в поствезалиевата анатомия
Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) – founder of modern anatomy and Prospero Borgarucci (1540?-) – the Bulgarian contribution to postvezalius anatomy

Author(s): Ivelin Andreev
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Social history, Modern Age, Health and medicine and law, 16th Century
Published by: Балканска асоциация по история и философия на медицината (БАИФМ)
Keywords: Vesalius; Galenismus; Prospero Borgarucci; successor; follower; criticism

Summary/Abstract: The author reflects on the role and importance of Andreas Vesalius for the new method of teaching anatomy, his attitude to Galen and galenizma extract as an idealistic theory of the great Greek physician and the reasons for his mistakes. The author does not consider attacks against Vesalius, continued until the end of his life and forced him to minimize its atomic research and publications. In the second part is given to family medical Borgaruchi – mainly Giulio, glorified as a clinician in the English court, and Prospero left the name as a professor of anatomy at Padua and clinician in the French royal court, and in Graz under Charles II of Habsburg. Attention is drawn to the criticism, but great respect Prospero to Vesalius to the discovery and publication of „Chirurgia Magna“, as well as the diverse interests in various fields of medicine and pharmacy.

  • Issue Year: XI/2016
  • Issue No: 01+02
  • Page Range: 81-86
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Bulgarian