Valentinus Lublinus
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Valentinus Lublinus, also known as Walenty Lublin, was a 16th-century Polish
physician and editor of medical texts. He was a student of Johannes Baptista Montanus
at the University of Padua
, and collected, edited and published several volumes of his teacher's lectures two years after Montanus's death. One of these volumes was "explanations" of Galen
, published in 1556.
The surname Lublinus indicates that he was from Lublin
, a center of literary and intellectual activity during the Polish Renaissance
. Lublinus's latinized
name also sometimes appears with the cognomen
Polonus, an additional toponym to indicate that he was from Poland
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
physician and editor of medical texts. He was a student of Johannes Baptista Montanus
Johannes Baptista Montanus
Johannes Baptista Montanus is the Latinized name of Giovanni Battista Monte, or Gian Battista da Monte, one of the leading humanist physicians of Italy. Montanus promoted the revival of Greek medical texts and practice, producing revisions of Galen as well as of Islamic-influenced medical texts by...
at the University of Padua
University of Padua
The University of Padua is a premier Italian university located in the city of Padua, Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 as a school of law and was one of the most prominent universities in early modern Europe. It is among the earliest universities of the world and the second...
, and collected, edited and published several volumes of his teacher's lectures two years after Montanus's death. One of these volumes was "explanations" of Galen
Galen
Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus , better known as Galen of Pergamon , was a prominent Roman physician, surgeon and philosopher...
, published in 1556.
The surname Lublinus indicates that he was from Lublin
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
, a center of literary and intellectual activity during the Polish Renaissance
Renaissance in Poland
The Renaissance in Poland lasted from the late 15th to the late 16th century and is widely considered to have been the Golden Age of Polish culture. Ruled by the Jagiellon dynasty, the Kingdom of Poland actively participated in the broad European Renaissance...
. Lublinus's latinized
Latinisation (literature)
Latinisation is the practice of rendering a non-Latin name in a Latin style. It is commonly met with for historical personal names, with toponyms, or for the standard binomial nomenclature of the life sciences. It goes further than Romanisation, which is the writing of a word in the Latin alphabet...
name also sometimes appears with the cognomen
Cognomen
The cognomen nōmen "name") was the third name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary. Hereditary cognomina were used to augment the second name in order to identify a particular branch within...
Polonus, an additional toponym to indicate that he was from Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
Further reading
- V. Nutton, "The Reception of FracastoroGirolamo FracastoroGirolamo Fracastoro was an Italian physician, poet, and scholar in mathematics, geography and astronomy. Fracastoro subscribed to the philosophy of atomism, and rejected appeals to hidden causes in scientific investigation....
's Theory of Contagion: The Seed That Fell among Thorns?" Osiris 6 (1990) 196-234.
External links
Editions of Montanus by Lublinus include:- De excrementishttp://books.google.com/books?id=eAS0DAsruBIC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
- In artem parvam Galeni explanationeshttp://books.google.com/books?id=ubKQ2Mn-iZIC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
- Consultationum medicinalium centuria primahttp://books.google.com/books?id=7GMGiK3uSpQC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false