A biographical sketch of Johannes Jessenius: 410th anniversary of his Prague dissection

This article focuses on Johannes Jessenius (Ján Jesenský) (1566‐1621), with particular attention paid to his famous Prague dissection and its publication (2011 marking its 410th anniversary). Jessenius was a physician, surgeon, anatomist, scholar, philosopher, and university authority. We focus on t...

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Published in:Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2012-03, Vol.25 (2), p.149-154
Main Authors: Kachlik, David, Vichnar, David, Musil, Vladimir, Kachlikova, Dana, Szabo, Kristian, Stingl, Josef
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomy - history
Autopsy - history
Books - history
Czech Republic
dissection
Dissection - history
early modern medical science
History, 16th Century
History, 17th Century
Humans
Jessenius
Johannes Jessenius
Ján Jesenský
Manuscripts, Medical as Topic - history
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Summary:This article focuses on Johannes Jessenius (Ján Jesenský) (1566‐1621), with particular attention paid to his famous Prague dissection and its publication (2011 marking its 410th anniversary). Jessenius was a physician, surgeon, anatomist, scholar, philosopher, and university authority. We focus on the life and main contribution of Jessenius based on his 1600 Prague dissection, the Anatomiae, Pragae (1601). Borovanský described Jessenius' book as “not as a textbook, but as a publication aiming at educated laymen with the purpose of advertising, filled with quotations of old classical authors.” This work presents an important part of the Central European scientific, cultural, and political life of the late Renaissance period. Clin. Anat. 25:149–154, 2012. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:0897-3806
1098-2353
DOI:10.1002/ca.21237