Hans von Gersdorff
The title page of the Fieldbook
Hans von Gersdorff also known as Schyl-Hans, (* approx. 1455; † 1529 in Straßburg) was an exceptional surgeon of his time. He published in 1517 the Feldbuch der Wundarzney (Field book of surgery[1]) illustrated with wood cut works attributed to Hans Wechtlin.
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Der verwundete Mann (The wounded man) (page 21)
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Die Eingeweide (The interstines)
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Aderlasspunkte. (Points for blood-letting) (page 16)
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Die Knochenanatomie (Anatomy of the skeleton)
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Behandlung einer Schädelwunde (Treatment of a skull injury)
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Amputation (Gersdorff (?))
Literature
- Hans von Gersdorff: Feldbuch der Wundarznei. (Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1967). Reprint of the 1517 edition.
- August Hirsch (1879), "Gersdorff, Hans", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German) 9, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 57
- Ernest Wickersheimer (1964), "Gersdorff, Hans von", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German) 6, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 322–323
- Johann Ludwig Choulant: History and bibliography of anatomic illustration. Trans. and annotated by Mortimer Frank. (New York: Hafner, 1962). S. 162-166.
- Morton's Medical Bibliography (Garrison and Morton). Ed. By Jeremy Norman. 5th ed. (Aldershot, Hants., England : Scolar Press ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Gower Pub. Co., 1991). No. 5560.
References
- ↑ de:Wundarzt is antiquated German for surgeon, wundarzney is antiquated for surgery
External links
- Hans von Gersdorff in the German National Library catalogue
- Digitalisierte Werke von Gersdorff - SICD der Universitäten von Strasbourg
- Images from Feldtbůch der Wundtartzney From The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library