Thomas Bartholin

Thomas Bartholin er en af danmarkshistoriens mest ikoniske og betydningsfulde læger. Han levede i 1600-tallet og gjorde en revolutionerede opdagelse af lymfekarrene, som fik forskere og læger i hele Europa til at valfarte til Københavns Universitet. Thomas Bartholin blev født for 400 år siden, men hans opdagelser og forskning har stadig betydning i dag. Jesper Brandt Andersen har skrevet denne forunderlige bog om en af de mest indflydelsesrige og interessante personer i lægevidenskaben. En mand der gjorde revolutionerende opdagelser om menneskekroppen, men også skrev bøger om eventyrlige fabeldyr. Jesper Brandt Andersen (f. 1965) cand. med. 1992 er praktiserende speciallæge i pædiatri i Vordingborg. Han er forfatter til en lang række artikler i danske og udenlandske tidsskrifter om diverse pædiatriske emner samt litteratur om guldalderen. Tidligere har han udgivet bøgerne Martin Hammerich (2011)og Børnelægens store bog om barnets sygdomme (2016)

The Danish physician and anatomist Thomas Bartholin (1616–1680) was one of the most diligent communicators of scientific knowledge of his time. He is famous for his discovery and naming of the lymph vessels, for his editions of Europe’s most widely used anatomy book in the 17th century and for being the founder and editor of the world’s first medical journal. Bartholin published more than 80 books. Most of them were about anatomy and medicine, but he also wrote about unicorns, comets and light emitted by living organisms. His extensive correspondence with physicians and scholars constitutes a scientific and cultural treasure. As professor of anatomy and medicine for more than 30 years and dean of the medical faculty, Bartholin was the main force behind the flourishing of medical studies at the University of Copenhagen. He was a teacher and inspirer of the anatomist, geologist and theologian Niels Stensen (1638–1686) and crucial to Stensen’s groundbreaking scientific career. This first biography of Thomas Bartholin in English presents his life and achievements through primary sources.

The Danish physician and anatomist Thomas Bartholin (1616–1680) was one of the most diligent communicators of scientific knowledge of his time. He is famous for his discovery and naming of the lymph vessels, for his editions of Europe’s most widely used anatomy book in the 17th century and for being the founder and editor of the world’s first medical journal. Bartholin published more than 80 books. Most of them were about anatomy and medicine, but he also wrote about unicorns, comets and light emitted by living organisms. His extensive correspondence with physicians and scholars constitutes a scientific and cultural treasure. As professor of anatomy and medicine for more than 30 years and dean of the medical faculty, Bartholin was the main force behind the flourishing of medical studies at the University of Copenhagen. He was a teacher and inspirer of the anatomist, geologist and theologian Niels Stensen (1638–1686) and crucial to Stensen’s groundbreaking scientific career. This first biography of Thomas Bartholin in English presents his life and achievements through primary sources.