The Exile Jiří Holík and his Contacts with Physicians in the German and Baltic Lands Cover Image

Exulant Jiří Holík a jeho kontakty s lékaři v německých zemích a Pobaltí
The Exile Jiří Holík and his Contacts with Physicians in the German and Baltic Lands

Author(s): Marie Ryantová
Subject(s): History
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: alba amicorum; exile; German Lands; Baltic Lands; physicians; Jiří Holík

Summary/Abstract: This contribution deals with inscriptions made by important physicians in the album amicorum of Jiří Holík (1635–1700/1710?), a Czech convert and exile, originally a Dominican friar, who eventually became well known as author of books on horticulture and pomology. Given the nature of the album and Holík’s life, these were probably mainly social meetings whose purpose was not a medical examination or medical consultation. Even so, surviving records from the period of 1673–1697 are a valuable source which testifies to the variety of acquaintances of an interesting personage of Czech exile society.

  • Issue Year: 58/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 97-106
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Czech
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