Simon Pallas

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Simon Pallas
Simon Pallas
Simon Pallas
Born 1694
Berlin
Died July 24, 1770
Nationality German
Fields medicine
surgery
Institutions Collegium medico-chirurgicum
Influenced Peter Simon Pallas
August Friedrich Pallas

Simon Pallas (1694 – July 24, 1770) was a German physician[1].

Pallas was born in Berlin, where he remained through his life. He was professor of surgery at the Collegium medico-chirurgicum, and first surgeon at the Charité hospital. He was considered a bold surgeon, and wrote a number of textbooks on the subject.

He was the father of famous zoologist and botanist Peter Simon Pallas, and of physician August Friedrich Pallas.

[edit] Writings

  • Anleitung zur praktischen Chirurgie (Guide to Practical Surgery; 1763, 1770)
  • Ueber die chirurgischen Operatione (On the Surgical Operations; 1763, 1770)
  • Anleitung die Knochenkrankheiten zu heilen (Guide to Healing Bone Diseases; 1770)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lammel, H U (Nov 1994). "[Simon Pallas (1694-1770) and surgical education in Berlin]". Zeitschrift für ärztliche Fortbildung 88 (11): 937-42. PMID 7839718.