Dutch Surgeons - Philip Verheyen, Antonius Mathijsen, Job Janszoon Van Meekeren, Carl Ludwig Doleschall (Paperback)

Chapters: Philip Verheyen, Antonius Mathijsen, Job Janszoon Van Meekeren, Carl Ludwig Doleschall. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Philip Verheyen (April 23, 1648 January 28, 1711) was a Dutch surgeon. As the third child of eight, Philip Verheyen was born in Verrebroek (most likely in his parents' house, standing on a small plot of owned land in the area called "Borring," close to the border with Meerdonk) to Thomas Verheyen and Joanna Goeman. He was baptized in the parish church of Verrebroek on the 24th of April 1648. Little is known of his childhood. As a young boy he was probably a cowherd and it is assumed that he learned to read and write at the local parish school. Local folk tales claim that he had such a brilliant memory that he could recite the pastor's sermon after attending mass on Sunday. The pastor of the village took him under his wing and he was sent to Leuven in 1672 where he spent three years at Heilige-Drievuldigheidscollege. He began his studies in the arts department, proving to be a talented draftsman. It was here that he was first introduced to anatomy drawing, copying Vesalius's 15th century woodblock prints and plaster reproductions of Greek and Roman antiquity. It was also at this time that he learnt the technique of etching, which he put to use in his famous book, Corporis Humani Anatomia (1693). Concluding his studies in the arts in 1675 Verheyen went on to study theology with the intention of following in the footsteps of his mentor and joining the clergy to become a priest. It was at this crucial juncture that an illness resulted in the amputation of his left leg rendering him unfit for the clergy. This event proved to be of utmost importance to the subsequent path he chose. Amputations were quite common during thi...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=309726