SettingsPeople in the history of medicine
Alessandra Giliani
Alessandra Giliani was born in 1307 and died on March 26, 1326, in a blazing inferno at age 19.
Alessandra Giliani was born in 1307 and died on March 26, 1326, in a blazing inferno at age 19.
Alexander Monro (primus)
Alexander Monro (September 19, 1697 – July 10, 1767) was the founder of Edinburgh Medical School.
Alexander Monro (September 19, 1697 – July 10, 1767) was the founder of Edinburgh Medical School.
Alexander Monro (secundus)
Alexander Monro was a Scottish physician and medical educator.
Alexander Monro was a Scottish physician and medical educator.
Alfred Blalock
Alfred Blalock (April 5, 1899 – September 15, 1964) was a 20th-century American surgeon most noted for his research on the medical condition of shock and the development of the Blalock-Tau...
Alfred Blalock (April 5, 1899 – September 15, 1964) was a 20th-century American surgeon most noted for his research on the medical condition of shock and the development of the Blalock-Tau...
Andreas Gruentzig
Andreas Roland Grüntzig (June 25, 1939–October 27, 1985) was a German cardiologist who first developed successful balloon angioplasty for expanding lumens of narrowed arteries.
Andreas Roland Grüntzig (June 25, 1939–October 27, 1985) was a German cardiologist who first developed successful balloon angioplasty for expanding lumens of narrowed arteries.
Andreas Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564) was an anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica (On th...
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564) was an anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica (On th...
Andrew Taylor Still
Andrew Taylor Still MD, DO (August 6, 1828 – December 12, 1917) is considered the father of osteopathy and osteopathic medicine.
Andrew Taylor Still MD, DO (August 6, 1828 – December 12, 1917) is considered the father of osteopathy and osteopathic medicine.
Antonio Scarpa
Antonio Scarpa (May 9, 1752 – October 31, 1832) was an Italian anatomist and professor.
Antonio Scarpa (May 9, 1752 – October 31, 1832) was an Italian anatomist and professor.
Archibald Arnott
Archibald Arnott (18 April 1772, Kirconnel Hall, Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland – 1855, Kirconnel Hall, Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland) was a British Army surgeon best remembered as Napol...
Archibald Arnott (18 April 1772, Kirconnel Hall, Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland – 1855, Kirconnel Hall, Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland) was a British Army surgeon best remembered as Napol...
Armand-Marie-Jacques de Chastenet, Marquis of Puységur
Although Amand-Marie-Jacques de Chastenet, Marquis de Puységur, was a French aristocrat from one of the most illustrious families of the French nobility, he is now remembered as one of the pre-s...
Although Amand-Marie-Jacques de Chastenet, Marquis de Puységur, was a French aristocrat from one of the most illustrious families of the French nobility, he is now remembered as one of the pre-s...
Arthur K. Shapiro
Arthur K. Shapiro (1923–1995) was a psychiatrist and expert on Tourette syndrome.
Arthur K. Shapiro (1923–1995) was a psychiatrist and expert on Tourette syndrome.
Auguste Ambroise Tardieu
Auguste Ambroise Tardieu (10 April 1818 – 12 January 1879) was a French medical doctor and the pre-eminent forensic medical scientist of the mid-19th century.
Auguste Ambroise Tardieu (10 April 1818 – 12 January 1879) was a French medical doctor and the pre-eminent forensic medical scientist of the mid-19th century.
Augustus Granville
Augustus Bozzi Granville MD, FRS was a physician, writer, and Italian patriot.
Augustus Bozzi Granville MD, FRS was a physician, writer, and Italian patriot.
Avicenna
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā, commonly known as Ibn Sīnā or by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath.
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā, commonly known as Ibn Sīnā or by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath.
Bartolomeo Eustachi
Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500 or 1514 – 27 August 1574), also known by his Latin name of Eustachius, was one of the founders of the science of human anatomy.
Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500 or 1514 – 27 August 1574), also known by his Latin name of Eustachius, was one of the founders of the science of human anatomy.
Benedict Lust
Benedict Lust, ND, DO, MD (February 3, 1872 - September 5, 1945), was one of the founders of naturopathic medicine in the first decade of the twentieth century.
Benedict Lust, ND, DO, MD (February 3, 1872 - September 5, 1945), was one of the founders of naturopathic medicine in the first decade of the twentieth century.
Benjamin Bell
Benjamin Bell is considered by many to be the first Scottish scientific surgeon.
Benjamin Bell is considered by many to be the first Scottish scientific surgeon.
C. Walton Lillehei
Clarence Walton Lillehei (October 23, 1918–July 5, 1999), was an American surgeon who pioneered open-heart surgery, as well as numerous techniques, equipment and prostheses for cardiothora...
Clarence Walton Lillehei (October 23, 1918–July 5, 1999), was an American surgeon who pioneered open-heart surgery, as well as numerous techniques, equipment and prostheses for cardiothora...
Carl Ludwig
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (29 December 1816, Witzenhausen – 23 April 1895, Leipzig) was a German physician and physiologist.
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (29 December 1816, Witzenhausen – 23 April 1895, Leipzig) was a German physician and physiologist.
Carl Warburg
Carl Warburg, also known as Charles Warburg, was a physician, clinical pharmacologist, pharmaceutical chemist, botanist and manufacturer.
Carl Warburg, also known as Charles Warburg, was a physician, clinical pharmacologist, pharmaceutical chemist, botanist and manufacturer.
Carlos Finlay
Carlos Juan Finlay (December 3, 1833 – August 20, 1915) was a Cuban physician and scientist recognized as a pioneer in yellow fever research.
Carlos Juan Finlay (December 3, 1833 – August 20, 1915) was a Cuban physician and scientist recognized as a pioneer in yellow fever research.
Caspar Bartholin the Elder
Caspar Bartholin the Elder (12 February 1585 – 13 July 1629) was born at Malmø, Denmark (modern Sweden) and was a polymath, finally accepting a professorship in medicine at the University of...
Caspar Bartholin the Elder (12 February 1585 – 13 July 1629) was born at Malmø, Denmark (modern Sweden) and was a polymath, finally accepting a professorship in medicine at the University of...
Cecilia Mettler
Cecilia Charlotte Asper Mettler was a medical historian.
Cecilia Charlotte Asper Mettler was a medical historian.
Charles Blagden
Sir Charles Brian Blagden FRS (17 April 1748 – 1820) was a British physician and scientist.
Sir Charles Brian Blagden FRS (17 April 1748 – 1820) was a British physician and scientist.
Charles Estienne
Charles Estienne (1504–1564) was an early exponent of the science of anatomy in France.
Charles Estienne (1504–1564) was an early exponent of the science of anatomy in France.
Claude E. Welch
Claude E. Welch (March 14, 1906 – March 9, 1996) was an internationally recognized surgeon whose career spanned forty years.
Claude E. Welch (March 14, 1906 – March 9, 1996) was an internationally recognized surgeon whose career spanned forty years.
Claudius Aymand
Claudius Aymand (1660–1740) was a French surgeon who in 1736 performed the first recorded successful appendectomy.
Claudius Aymand (1660–1740) was a French surgeon who in 1736 performed the first recorded successful appendectomy.
Donald Hunter (physician)
Donald Hunter CBE FRCP (February 11, 1898 -December 11, 1978) was a British physician and author of a classic text on occupational medicine, The Diseases of Occupations.
Donald Hunter CBE FRCP (February 11, 1898 -December 11, 1978) was a British physician and author of a classic text on occupational medicine, The Diseases of Occupations.
E. Morton Jellinek
Elvin Morton "Bunky" Jellinek (1890-1963), E. Morton Jellinek, or most often, E. M. Jellinek, was a biostatistician, physiologist, and an alcoholism researcher.
Elvin Morton "Bunky" Jellinek (1890-1963), E. Morton Jellinek, or most often, E. M. Jellinek, was a biostatistician, physiologist, and an alcoholism researcher.
Edith Pechey
Edith Pechey-Phipson (1845-1908) was one of the first women doctors in the United Kingdom and a campaigner for women's rights.
Edith Pechey-Phipson (1845-1908) was one of the first women doctors in the United Kingdom and a campaigner for women's rights.
Edward Jenner
Edward Anthony Jenner (17 May 1749 – 26 January 1823) was an English scientist who studied his natural surroundings in Berkeley, Gloucestershire.
Edward Anthony Jenner (17 May 1749 – 26 January 1823) was an English scientist who studied his natural surroundings in Berkeley, Gloucestershire.
Eileen Saxon
Eileen Saxon was an infant known as "The Blue Baby", because of a condition called Tetralogy of Fallot, one of the primary congenital defects that lead to blue baby syndrome.
Eileen Saxon was an infant known as "The Blue Baby", because of a condition called Tetralogy of Fallot, one of the primary congenital defects that lead to blue baby syndrome.
Emily Blackwell
Emily Blackwell (October 8, 1826 – September 7, 1910) was the second woman to earn a medical degree at what is now Case Western Reserve University, and the third openly identified woman to earn ...
Emily Blackwell (October 8, 1826 – September 7, 1910) was the second woman to earn a medical degree at what is now Case Western Reserve University, and the third openly identified woman to earn ...
Endre Mester
Hungarian physician Endre Mester (1903–1984) was a pioneer of laser medicine, including the use of low level laser therapy (LLLT).
Hungarian physician Endre Mester (1903–1984) was a pioneer of laser medicine, including the use of low level laser therapy (LLLT).
Ernst Gottfried Baldinger
Ernst Gottfried Baldinger (13 May 1738 – 21 January 1804), German physician, was born near Erfurt.
Ernst Gottfried Baldinger (13 May 1738 – 21 January 1804), German physician, was born near Erfurt.
Ernő Jendrassik
Jendrassik Ernő (7 June 1858 - 21 December 1921) was a Hungarian physician best known for his research on reflexes, in particular, the Jendrassik maneuver.
Jendrassik Ernő (7 June 1858 - 21 December 1921) was a Hungarian physician best known for his research on reflexes, in particular, the Jendrassik maneuver.
Evan O'Neill Kane
Evan O'Neill Kane (April 6, 1861 – April 1, 1932) was a surgeon working in Pennsylvania, United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Evan O'Neill Kane (April 6, 1861 – April 1, 1932) was a surgeon working in Pennsylvania, United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Gabriele Falloppio
Gabriele Falloppio (1523 – October 9, 1562), often known by his Latin name Fallopius, was one of the most important anatomists and physicians of the sixteenth century.
Gabriele Falloppio (1523 – October 9, 1562), often known by his Latin name Fallopius, was one of the most important anatomists and physicians of the sixteenth century.
Gardner Quincy Colton
Gardner Quincy Colton (February 17, 1814, Georgia, Vermont – August 9, 1898, Rotterdam) was an American showman, lecturer, and former medical student who pioneered the use of nitrous oxide in de...
Gardner Quincy Colton (February 17, 1814, Georgia, Vermont – August 9, 1898, Rotterdam) was an American showman, lecturer, and former medical student who pioneered the use of nitrous oxide in de...
Gentile da Foligno
Gentile Gentili da Foligno (died 18 June 1348) was an Italian professor and doctor of medicine, trained at Padua and the University of Bologna, and teaching probably first at Bologna, then at th...
Gentile Gentili da Foligno (died 18 June 1348) was an Italian professor and doctor of medicine, trained at Padua and the University of Bologna, and teaching probably first at Bologna, then at th...
George Frederic Still
Sir George Frederic Still, KCVO was an English paediatrician and author of numerous medical textbooks and articles who first described a form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis which bears his name.
Sir George Frederic Still, KCVO was an English paediatrician and author of numerous medical textbooks and articles who first described a form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis which bears his name.
George Soulié de Morant
George Soulié de Morant, born 1878 in Paris, died 1955 in Paris, French scholar and diplomat.
George Soulié de Morant, born 1878 in Paris, died 1955 in Paris, French scholar and diplomat.
George Thomson (physician)
George Thomson (c. 1619 - 1676) was an English physician, medical writer and pamphleteer.
George Thomson (c. 1619 - 1676) was an English physician, medical writer and pamphleteer.
George W. Goler
George Washington Goler, M.D. (born August 24, 1864, died September 18, 1940) was a pioneer in pediatrics.
George Washington Goler, M.D. (born August 24, 1864, died September 18, 1940) was a pioneer in pediatrics.
Giacomo Pylarini
Giacomo Pylarini (Jacob) (born 1659 Cefalonia - 1718 Padua, Italy) was a Venetian physician and consul for the republic of Venice in Smyrna who in 1701 on the children of the English ambassador ...
Giacomo Pylarini (Jacob) (born 1659 Cefalonia - 1718 Padua, Italy) was a Venetian physician and consul for the republic of Venice in Smyrna who in 1701 on the children of the English ambassador ...
Guy de Chauliac
Guy de Chauliac (ca. 1300 – 25 July 1368) was a French physician and surgeon who wrote a large and influential treatise on surgery, titled in Latin Chirurgia Magna.
Guy de Chauliac (ca. 1300 – 25 July 1368) was a French physician and surgeon who wrote a large and influential treatise on surgery, titled in Latin Chirurgia Magna.
Hamao Umezawa
Hamao Umezawa was a Japanese scientist who discovered several antimicrobial agents and enzyme inhibitors.
Hamao Umezawa was a Japanese scientist who discovered several antimicrobial agents and enzyme inhibitors.
Harold W. Jones
Colonel Harold W. Jones, M.D. (1877–1958), is noted as the Director of the U.S. Army Medical Library from 1936 through 1945, who made signal contributions to military medicine and to the evoluti...
Colonel Harold W. Jones, M.D. (1877–1958), is noted as the Director of the U.S. Army Medical Library from 1936 through 1945, who made signal contributions to military medicine and to the evoluti...
Harvey Williams Cushing
Harvey Williams Cushing, M.D. (April 8, 1869 - October 7, 1939), was an American neurosurgeon and a pioneer of brain surgery, and the first to describe Cushing's syndrome.
Harvey Williams Cushing, M.D. (April 8, 1869 - October 7, 1939), was an American neurosurgeon and a pioneer of brain surgery, and the first to describe Cushing's syndrome.
Helen B. Taussig
Helen Brooke Taussig (May 24, 1898 - May 21, 1986) was an American cardiologist, working in Baltimore and Boston, who founded the field of pediatric cardiology.
Helen Brooke Taussig (May 24, 1898 - May 21, 1986) was an American cardiologist, working in Baltimore and Boston, who founded the field of pediatric cardiology.
Henri de Monteville
Henri de Mondeville c1260 – 1316 a medieval Frenchmen has been claimed as the “Father of French Surgery”.
Henri de Mondeville c1260 – 1316 a medieval Frenchmen has been claimed as the “Father of French Surgery”.
Henri Ellenberger
Henri F. Ellenberger (1905-1993) was a Canadian-Swiss psychiatrist, medical historian, and criminologist, sometimes considered the founding historiographer of psychiatry.
Henri F. Ellenberger (1905-1993) was a Canadian-Swiss psychiatrist, medical historian, and criminologist, sometimes considered the founding historiographer of psychiatry.
Henry Harrower
Henry Robert Harrower, MD (1883–1934) was a controversial early figure in endocrinology, and the author of several books and many papers on the subject.
Henry Robert Harrower, MD (1883–1934) was a controversial early figure in endocrinology, and the author of several books and many papers on the subject.
Henry Whitehead (clergyman)
The Reverend Henry Whitehead (22 September 1825 – 5 March 1896) was a Church of England cleric and the assistant curate at St. Luke's church in Soho, London during the 1854 cholera outbreak.
The Reverend Henry Whitehead (22 September 1825 – 5 March 1896) was a Church of England cleric and the assistant curate at St. Luke's church in Soho, London during the 1854 cholera outbreak.
Hideyo Noguchi
Hideyo Noguchi, also known as, was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease in 1911.
Hideyo Noguchi, also known as, was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease in 1911.
Hieronymus Brunschwig
Hieronymus Brunschwig or Hier Brunschwygk, was a German physician, now known for his early work on chemical techniques.
Hieronymus Brunschwig or Hier Brunschwygk, was a German physician, now known for his early work on chemical techniques.
Hieronymus Fabricius
Hieronymus Fabricius or Girolamo Fabrizio or by his Latin name Fabricus ab Aquapendende also Girolamo Fabrizi d'Acquapendente (1537–1619) was a pioneering anatomist and surgeon...
Hieronymus Fabricius or Girolamo Fabrizio or by his Latin name Fabricus ab Aquapendende also Girolamo Fabrizi d'Acquapendente (1537–1619) was a pioneering anatomist and surgeon...
Ibn Al-Thahabi
Abu Mohammed Abdellah Ibn Mohammed Al-Azdi (ابو محمد عبدالله بن محمد الأزدي) (ca.
Abu Mohammed Abdellah Ibn Mohammed Al-Azdi (ابو محمد عبدالله بن محمد الأزدي) (ca.
Ignaz Semmelweis
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (July 1, 1818 – August 13, 1865; in Hungarian Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp or slightly "internationalized" Ignac Semmelweis) was a Hungarian physician describ...
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (July 1, 1818 – August 13, 1865; in Hungarian Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp or slightly "internationalized" Ignac Semmelweis) was a Hungarian physician describ...
Isabel Thorne
Isabel Jane Thorne (1834/35-1910) was an early campaigner for medical education for women.
Isabel Jane Thorne (1834/35-1910) was an early campaigner for medical education for women.
Jacopo Berengario da Carpi
Jacopo Berengario da Carpi (also known as Jacobus Berengarius Carpensis, Jacopo Barigazzi, Giacomo Berengario da Carpi or simply Carpus) (1460–1530) was an Italian physician.
Jacopo Berengario da Carpi (also known as Jacobus Berengarius Carpensis, Jacopo Barigazzi, Giacomo Berengario da Carpi or simply Carpus) (1460–1530) was an Italian physician.
Jacques Dubois
Jacques Dubois (1478 – 14 January 1555), also known as Jacobus Sylvius in Latin, was a French anatomist in Paris.
Jacques Dubois (1478 – 14 January 1555), also known as Jacobus Sylvius in Latin, was a French anatomist in Paris.
James Braid (surgeon)
James Braid (19 June 1795 – 25 March 1860) was born at Ryelaw House, in the parish of Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland.
James Braid (19 June 1795 – 25 March 1860) was born at Ryelaw House, in the parish of Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland.
James Lind
James Lind FRSE (4 October 1716 in Edinburgh – 13 July 1794 in Gosport) was a Scottish physician.
James Lind FRSE (4 October 1716 in Edinburgh – 13 July 1794 in Gosport) was a Scottish physician.
James Young Simpson
Sir James Young Simpson (7 June 1811 – 6 May 1870) was a Scottish doctor and an important figure in the history of medicine.
Sir James Young Simpson (7 June 1811 – 6 May 1870) was a Scottish doctor and an important figure in the history of medicine.
Jean Fernel
Jean François Fernel (in Latin, Fernelius) (1497–1558) was a French physician who introduced the term "physiology" to describe the study of the body's function.
Jean François Fernel (in Latin, Fernelius) (1497–1558) was a French physician who introduced the term "physiology" to describe the study of the body's function.
Jean Louis Petit
Jean-Louis Petit (1674–1750) was a French surgeon, and the inventor of the tourniquet.
Jean-Louis Petit (1674–1750) was a French surgeon, and the inventor of the tourniquet.
Jean-Martin Charcot
Jean-Martin Charcot (29 November 1825 – 16 August 1893;, ) was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology.
Jean-Martin Charcot (29 November 1825 – 16 August 1893;, ) was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology.
Johannes Baptista Montanus
Johannes Baptista Montanus (b. 1498 in Verona, d. May 6, 1551 in Padua) is the Latinized name of Giovanni Battista Monte, or Gian Battista da Monte, one of the leading humanist physi...
Johannes Baptista Montanus (b. 1498 in Verona, d. May 6, 1551 in Padua) is the Latinized name of Giovanni Battista Monte, or Gian Battista da Monte, one of the leading humanist physi...
John Caius
John Caius (; 6 October 1510 – 29 July 1573), also known as Johannes Caius, was an English physician, and second founder of the present Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
John Caius (; 6 October 1510 – 29 July 1573), also known as Johannes Caius, was an English physician, and second founder of the present Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
John Forbes (physician)
Sir John Forbes FRCP FRS (17 December 1787 – 13 November 1861) was a distinguished Scottish physician, famous for his translation of the classic French medical text, De L'Auscultation Mediate...
Sir John Forbes FRCP FRS (17 December 1787 – 13 November 1861) was a distinguished Scottish physician, famous for his translation of the classic French medical text, De L'Auscultation Mediate...
John Glasgow Kerr
John Glasgow Kerr (1824 – 1901) was a Presbyterian medical missionary to China with the American Presbyterian Mission.
John Glasgow Kerr (1824 – 1901) was a Presbyterian medical missionary to China with the American Presbyterian Mission.
John Hughlings Jackson
John Hughlings Jackson, FRS (4 April 1835 - 7 October 1911), was an English neurologist.
John Hughlings Jackson, FRS (4 April 1835 - 7 October 1911), was an English neurologist.
John Hunter (surgeon)
John Hunter FRS (13 February 1728 – 16 October 1793) was a Scottish surgeon regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day.
John Hunter FRS (13 February 1728 – 16 October 1793) was a Scottish surgeon regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day.
John Ivor Murray
Dr John Ivor Murray was a Scottish surgeon who practised in China, Hong Kong and then in Sebastopol in the Crimean War.
Dr John Ivor Murray was a Scottish surgeon who practised in China, Hong Kong and then in Sebastopol in the Crimean War.
John of Vigo
John of Vigo (also Giovanni de Vigo, Joannes de Vigo, Jean de Vigo, Juan de Vigo, ca.
John of Vigo (also Giovanni de Vigo, Joannes de Vigo, Jean de Vigo, Juan de Vigo, ca.
John Rutherford (professor)
John Rutherford ( * 1 August 1695; † 1779 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh Medical School.
John Rutherford ( * 1 August 1695; † 1779 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh Medical School.
John Snow (physician)
John Snow (15 March 1813 – 16 June 1858) was an English physician and a leader in the adoption of anaesthesia and medical hygiene.
John Snow (15 March 1813 – 16 June 1858) was an English physician and a leader in the adoption of anaesthesia and medical hygiene.
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister OM, FRS, PC, known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, who promoted the idea of ste...
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister OM, FRS, PC, known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, who promoted the idea of ste...
Joseph Meister
Joseph Meister (21 February 1876 - 16 June 1940) was the first person to be inoculated against rabies by Louis Pasteur, and the first person to be successfully treated for the infection.
Joseph Meister (21 February 1876 - 16 June 1940) was the first person to be inoculated against rabies by Louis Pasteur, and the first person to be successfully treated for the infection.
Joseph Thomas Clover
Joseph Thomas Clover (28 February 1825 – 27 September 1882) was an English doctor, and one of the very first doctors to devote his career to the field of anaesthesia.
Joseph Thomas Clover (28 February 1825 – 27 September 1882) was an English doctor, and one of the very first doctors to devote his career to the field of anaesthesia.
Judith Graham Pool
Judith Graham Pool (June 1, 1919 - July 13, 1975) was an American scientist.
Judith Graham Pool (June 1, 1919 - July 13, 1975) was an American scientist.
Julius Friedrich Cohnheim
Julius Friedrich Cohnheim (July 20, 1839 – August 15, 1884) was a German-Jewish pathologist.
Julius Friedrich Cohnheim (July 20, 1839 – August 15, 1884) was a German-Jewish pathologist.
Lam Qua
Lam Qua, or Kwan Kiu Cheong, was a Chinese painter from the Canton province in Ch'ing Dynasty China, who specialized in Western-style portraits intended largely for Western clients.
Lam Qua, or Kwan Kiu Cheong, was a Chinese painter from the Canton province in Ch'ing Dynasty China, who specialized in Western-style portraits intended largely for Western clients.
Lauder Brunton
Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton, 1st Baronet FRS (14 March 1844 – 16 September 1916) was a Scottish physician who is most-closely associated with the use of amyl nitrite to treat angina pectoris.
Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton, 1st Baronet FRS (14 March 1844 – 16 September 1916) was a Scottish physician who is most-closely associated with the use of amyl nitrite to treat angina pectoris.
Louis Lasagna
Louis Lasagna (1923-2003) was an American physician and professor of medicine, known for his revision of the Hippocratic Oath.
Louis Lasagna (1923-2003) was an American physician and professor of medicine, known for his revision of the Hippocratic Oath.
Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur (, French pronunciation ) December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist born in Dole.
Louis Pasteur (, French pronunciation ) December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist born in Dole.
Louis R. Caplan
Louis R. Caplan is a senior member of the Division of Cerebrovascular Disease at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. He is a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, ...
Louis R. Caplan is a senior member of the Division of Cerebrovascular Disease at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. He is a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, ...
Marcello Malpighi
Marcello Malpighi (10 March 1628 – 29 November 1694) was an Italian doctor, who gave his name to several physiological features, like the Malpighian tubule system.
Marcello Malpighi (10 March 1628 – 29 November 1694) was an Italian doctor, who gave his name to several physiological features, like the Malpighian tubule system.
Michael Servetus
Michael Servetus (also Miguel Servet or Miguel Serveto also Miguel De Villanueva or Michel De Villeneuve; 29 September 1511 – 27 October 1553) was a Spanish theologi...
Michael Servetus (also Miguel Servet or Miguel Serveto also Miguel De Villanueva or Michel De Villeneuve; 29 September 1511 – 27 October 1553) was a Spanish theologi...
Mondino de Liuzzi
Mondino de Luzzi, or de Liuzzi or de Lucci,, also known as Mundinus, was an Italian physician, anatomist, and professor of surgery who lived and worked in Bologna.
Mondino de Luzzi, or de Liuzzi or de Lucci,, also known as Mundinus, was an Italian physician, anatomist, and professor of surgery who lived and worked in Bologna.
Moyse Charas
Moyse Charas (1619, Uzès, Gard - 1698) was an apothecary in France during the reign of Louis XIV. He became famous for publishing compendiums of medication formulas, many of which had been kept ...
Moyse Charas (1619, Uzès, Gard - 1698) was an apothecary in France during the reign of Louis XIV. He became famous for publishing compendiums of medication formulas, many of which had been kept ...
Myrtelle Canavan
Myrtelle May Moore Canavan (June 24, 1879–1953) was an American physician and medical researcher.
Myrtelle May Moore Canavan (June 24, 1879–1953) was an American physician and medical researcher.
Niccolò Massa
Niccolò Massa (1485–1569) was an Italian anatomist who wrote an early anatomy text Anatomiae Libri Introductorius in 1536.
Niccolò Massa (1485–1569) was an Italian anatomist who wrote an early anatomy text Anatomiae Libri Introductorius in 1536.
Nicolaes Tulp
Nicolaes Tulp (9 October 1593 – 12 September 1674) was a Dutch surgeon and mayor of Amsterdam.
Nicolaes Tulp (9 October 1593 – 12 September 1674) was a Dutch surgeon and mayor of Amsterdam.
Oscar Rotter
Oscar Rotter (b. 21 July, 1865), also with the German spelling Oskar Rotter, was a German-born New York physician and proponent of free love and contraception.
Oscar Rotter (b. 21 July, 1865), also with the German spelling Oskar Rotter, was a German-born New York physician and proponent of free love and contraception.
Oswald Avery
Oswald Theodore Avery ForMemRS (October 21, 1877 – February 2, 1955) was a Canadian-born American physician and medical researcher.
Oswald Theodore Avery ForMemRS (October 21, 1877 – February 2, 1955) was a Canadian-born American physician and medical researcher.
Oswald Hope Robertson
Oswald Hope Robertson (2 June 1886 – 23 March 1966) was an English-born medical scientist who pioneered the idea of blood banks in the "blood depots" he established in 1917 during service in Fra...
Oswald Hope Robertson (2 June 1886 – 23 March 1966) was an English-born medical scientist who pioneered the idea of blood banks in the "blood depots" he established in 1917 during service in Fra...
Otto Jírovec
Otto Jírovec (January 31, 1907–March 7, 1972) was a Czech professor of parasitology and protozoology.
Otto Jírovec (January 31, 1907–March 7, 1972) was a Czech professor of parasitology and protozoology.
Paracelsus
Paracelsus (born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 11 November or 17 December 1493 – 24 September 1541) was a Swiss Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, ...
Paracelsus (born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 11 November or 17 December 1493 – 24 September 1541) was a Swiss Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, ...
Pascalis Romanus
Pascalis Romanus (or Paschal the Roman) was a 12th-century priest, medical expert, and dream theorist, noted especially for his Latin translations of Greek texts on theology, oneirocritics...
Pascalis Romanus (or Paschal the Roman) was a 12th-century priest, medical expert, and dream theorist, noted especially for his Latin translations of Greek texts on theology, oneirocritics...
Paul Georges Dieulafoy
Paul Georges Dieulafoy (November 18, 1839 – August 16, 1911) was a French physician and surgeon.
Paul Georges Dieulafoy (November 18, 1839 – August 16, 1911) was a French physician and surgeon.
Pierre Janet
Pierre Marie Félix Janet (May 30, 1859 - February 24, 1947) was a pioneering French psychologist, philosopher and psychotherapist in the field of dissociation and traumatic memory.
Pierre Marie Félix Janet (May 30, 1859 - February 24, 1947) was a pioneering French psychologist, philosopher and psychotherapist in the field of dissociation and traumatic memory.
Pierre Paul Émile Roux
Pierre Paul Émile Roux FRS(December 17, 1853, Confolens, Charente – November 3, 1933, Paris) was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist who was one of the closest collaborators of L...
Pierre Paul Émile Roux FRS(December 17, 1853, Confolens, Charente – November 3, 1933, Paris) was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist who was one of the closest collaborators of L...
Realdo Colombo
Realdo Colombo was an Italian professor of anatomy and a surgeon at the University of Padua between 1544 and 1559.
Realdo Colombo was an Italian professor of anatomy and a surgeon at the University of Padua between 1544 and 1559.
Richard Paternoster
Richard Paternoster (14 October 1802 - 21 July 1892) was an English civil servant in the East India Company, barrister and founder of the Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society, an organisation that e...
Richard Paternoster (14 October 1802 - 21 July 1892) was an English civil servant in the East India Company, barrister and founder of the Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society, an organisation that e...
Robert Burton (scholar)
Robert Burton (8 February 1577 – 25 January 1640) was an English scholar at Oxford University, best known for the classic The Anatomy of Melancholy.
Robert Burton (8 February 1577 – 25 January 1640) was an English scholar at Oxford University, best known for the classic The Anatomy of Melancholy.
Robert Goldwyn
Robert Malcolm Goldwyn (1930—2010), born in Worcester, Massachusetts, was an author, activist, Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Beth Israel Hos...
Robert Malcolm Goldwyn (1930—2010), born in Worcester, Massachusetts, was an author, activist, Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Beth Israel Hos...
Robert Poston
Robert S. Poston is an American cardiac surgeon at University of Arizona Medical Center most noted for his research in robot-assisted heart surgery and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
Robert S. Poston is an American cardiac surgeon at University of Arizona Medical Center most noted for his research in robot-assisted heart surgery and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July 1920 – 16 April 1958) was a British biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer who made critical contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures...
Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July 1920 – 16 April 1958) was a British biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer who made critical contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures...
Rudolph Matas
Rudolph Matas (1860-1957), born in Bonne Carre, Louisiana, was a prominent and innovative surgeon.
Rudolph Matas (1860-1957), born in Bonne Carre, Louisiana, was a prominent and innovative surgeon.
Ryukichi Inada
Ryukichi Inada was a Japanese physician, a prominent academic, and bacteriologist researcher.
Ryukichi Inada was a Japanese physician, a prominent academic, and bacteriologist researcher.
Samuel Gottlieb Vogel
Samuel Gottlieb von Vogel (1750, Erfurt, Thuringia - 1837) was a German physician.
Samuel Gottlieb von Vogel (1750, Erfurt, Thuringia - 1837) was a German physician.
Samuel-Auguste Tissot
Samuel Auguste André David Tissot (1728–1797) was a notable 18th century Swiss physician.
Samuel Auguste André David Tissot (1728–1797) was a notable 18th century Swiss physician.
Solomon Carter Fuller
Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller (1872–1953) was a pioneering African-American psychiatrist who made significant contributions to the study of Alzheimer's disease.
Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller (1872–1953) was a pioneering African-American psychiatrist who made significant contributions to the study of Alzheimer's disease.
Theodoric Borgognoni
Theodoric Borgognoni (1205–1298), also known as Teodorico de'Borgognoni, and Theodoric of Lucca, was an Italian who became one of the most significant surgeons of the medieval period.
Theodoric Borgognoni (1205–1298), also known as Teodorico de'Borgognoni, and Theodoric of Lucca, was an Italian who became one of the most significant surgeons of the medieval period.
Thomas Bartholin
Thomas Bartholin (Thomas Bartolinus) (20 October 1616 – 4 December 1680) was a Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian.
Thomas Bartholin (Thomas Bartolinus) (20 October 1616 – 4 December 1680) was a Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian.
Tobias Cohn
Tobias Cohn or Tobias Kohn (in Hebrew, Toviyyah ben Moshe ha-Kohen; in Polish, Tobiasz Kohn) (also referred to as Toviyah Kats) (1652-1729) was a Polish-Jewish physician ...
Tobias Cohn or Tobias Kohn (in Hebrew, Toviyyah ben Moshe ha-Kohen; in Polish, Tobiasz Kohn) (also referred to as Toviyah Kats) (1652-1729) was a Polish-Jewish physician ...
Turisanus
Turisanus de Turisanis was the Latin name of Pietro Torrigiano de' Torrigiani (died c. 1320), a theoretical physician from a well-known Florentine family who taught medicine in Paris, ca ...
Turisanus de Turisanis was the Latin name of Pietro Torrigiano de' Torrigiani (died c. 1320), a theoretical physician from a well-known Florentine family who taught medicine in Paris, ca ...
Valentinus Lublinus
Valentinus Lublinus, also known as Walenty Lublin, was a 16th-century Polish physician and editor of medical texts.
Valentinus Lublinus, also known as Walenty Lublin, was a 16th-century Polish physician and editor of medical texts.
Vital Brazil
Vital Brazil Mineiro da Campanha, known as Vital Brazil (; April 28, 1865 in Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil – May 8, 1950) was a Brazilian physician, biomedical scientist and immunologist,...
Vital Brazil Mineiro da Campanha, known as Vital Brazil (; April 28, 1865 in Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil – May 8, 1950) was a Brazilian physician, biomedical scientist and immunologist,...
Werner Rolfinck
Werner Rolfink was a German physician, scientist and botanist.
Werner Rolfink was a German physician, scientist and botanist.
William Cheselden
William Cheselden was an English surgeon and teacher of anatomy and surgery, who was influential in establishing surgery as a scientific medical profession.
William Cheselden was an English surgeon and teacher of anatomy and surgery, who was influential in establishing surgery as a scientific medical profession.
William Farr
William Farr (30 November 1807 - 14 April 1883) was a nineteenth century British epidemiologist, regarded as one of the founders of medical statistics.
William Farr (30 November 1807 - 14 April 1883) was a nineteenth century British epidemiologist, regarded as one of the founders of medical statistics.
William Hallock Park
William Hallock Park (1863-1939) was an American bacteriologist and Laboratory Director, New York City Board of Health, Division of Pathology, Bacteriology, and Disinfection 1893 to 1936 Park wa...
William Hallock Park (1863-1939) was an American bacteriologist and Laboratory Director, New York City Board of Health, Division of Pathology, Bacteriology, and Disinfection 1893 to 1936 Park wa...
William Harvey
William Harvey (1 April 1578 – 3 June 1657) was an English physician who was the first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped ...
William Harvey (1 April 1578 – 3 June 1657) was an English physician who was the first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped ...
William Henry Duncan
Doctor William Henry Duncan (27 January 1805 – 23 May 1863), also known as Doctor Duncan, was an English Doctor who worked in Liverpool as its first Medical Officer of Health and also Brit...
Doctor William Henry Duncan (27 January 1805 – 23 May 1863), also known as Doctor Duncan, was an English Doctor who worked in Liverpool as its first Medical Officer of Health and also Brit...
William James Wanless
Sir William James Wanless, M.D., F.A.C.S. (May 1, 1865 – March 3, 1933) was a Canadian born surgeon, humanitarian and Presbyterian missionary who founded a medical mission in Miraj, India in 189...
Sir William James Wanless, M.D., F.A.C.S. (May 1, 1865 – March 3, 1933) was a Canadian born surgeon, humanitarian and Presbyterian missionary who founded a medical mission in Miraj, India in 189...
William Stewart Halsted
William Stewart Halsted was an American surgeon who emphasized strict aseptic technique during surgical procedures, was an early champion of newly discovered anesthetics, and introduced several ...
William Stewart Halsted was an American surgeon who emphasized strict aseptic technique during surgical procedures, was an early champion of newly discovered anesthetics, and introduced several ...
Yoshioka Yayoi
Yoshioka Yayoi was a physician and women's rights activist, who founded the in 1900, as the first medical school for women in Japan.
Yoshioka Yayoi was a physician and women's rights activist, who founded the in 1900, as the first medical school for women in Japan.