Isbrand van Diemerbroeck
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Isbrand van Diemerbroeck (also Ijsbrand or Ysbrand) (13 December 1609 - 16 November 1674) was a Dutch physician, anatomist
, and professor.
in 1609. He studied first in Utrecht, and then in Leiden under Daniel Heinsius
and Otto Heurnius
. He received his doctorate in medecine from the University of Angers
. He worked in Nijmegen in 1635 and 1636, during the Black Death
epidemic. He wrote about his eperiences in treating the plague in his work De Peste of 1646. He then went to Utrecht and married Elisabeth van Gessel on 18 October 1642. In 1649, he became a professor of medecine and anatomy at Utrecht University
, where Regnier de Graaf
was a student of his. He was twice rector
of the University of Utrecht. His son Timann van Diemerbroeck, also a physician, collected his father's works in the Opera omnia in 1685.
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
, and professor.
Biography
Isbrand van Diemrbroeck was born in MontfoortMontfoort
Montfoort is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. Montfoort received city rights in 1329.-Population centres :...
in 1609. He studied first in Utrecht, and then in Leiden under Daniel Heinsius
Daniel Heinsius
Daniel Heinsius was one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance.-His youth and student years:...
and Otto Heurnius
Otto Heurnius
Otto Heurnius was a Dutch physician, theologian and philosopher.-Life:He succeeded his father Johannes Heurnius as professor of medicine at the University of Leiden; and took over anatomy teaching from Pieter Pauw from 1617. Along side his practical anatomy teaching, he had the care of a very...
. He received his doctorate in medecine from the University of Angers
University of Angers
The University of Angers is an institution of higher learning situated in the town of the same name, in western France. It was founded in 1356, closed down in 1793, and reestablished in 1971....
. He worked in Nijmegen in 1635 and 1636, during the Black Death
Black Death
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, the dominant explanation for the Black Death is the plague theory, which attributes the outbreak to the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Thought to have...
epidemic. He wrote about his eperiences in treating the plague in his work De Peste of 1646. He then went to Utrecht and married Elisabeth van Gessel on 18 October 1642. In 1649, he became a professor of medecine and anatomy at Utrecht University
Utrecht University
Utrecht University is a university in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Established March 26, 1636, it had an enrollment of 29,082 students in 2008, and employed 8,614 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors....
, where Regnier de Graaf
Regnier de Graaf
Regnier de Graaf, Dutch spelling Reinier de Graaf or latinized Reijnerus de Graeff was a Dutch physician and anatomist who made key discoveries in reproductive biology. His first name is often spelled Reinier or Reynier.-Biography:De Graaf was born in Schoonhoven and perhaps a relative to the De...
was a student of his. He was twice rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of the University of Utrecht. His son Timann van Diemerbroeck, also a physician, collected his father's works in the Opera omnia in 1685.
Works
- De peste, 1646, in 1665 republished by Joan BlaeuJoan BlaeuJoan Blaeu was a Dutch cartographer.He was born in Alkmaar, the son of cartographer Willem Blaeu.In 1620 he became a doctor of law but he joined the work of his father. In 1635 they published the Atlas Novus in two volumes...
, republished in 1687 and 1721; translated in Dutch in 1671, in English in 1722 - Oratio de reducenda ad medicinam chirurgia, 1649
- Disputationum practicarum pars prima et secunda de morbis capitis et thoracis, 1654
- Anatome corporis humani: plurimis novis inventis intructa, 1672, republished 1679; published in Leiden, Lyon and Genève: English translation The Anatomy of Human Bodies by William SalmonWilliam SalmonWilliam Salmon , advertising himself as "Professor of Physick", was a writer of medical texts that savor to the modern eye of quackery. His Medicina Practica, with the Claris Alcymiae, reveals its scope in its subtitle:...
appeared in 1689, reprinted in 1694; French translation L' anatomie du corps humain published in 1695 in Lyon - Opera omnia anatomica et medica, 1685, republished 1687.