'Fernel', (1497-1558), 1830. Creator: Unknown.

'Fernel', (1497-1558), 1830. Creator: Unknown.

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'Fernel', (1497-1558), 1830. Jean Francois Fernel (1497-1558) French physician who introduced the term 'physiology' to medicine, was the first person to describe the spinal canal. Catherine de' Medici, wife of King Henry II of France, sought his advice regarding their difficulty in conceiving a child. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Jean Francois Fernel: French: Physician
People Related
  1. Alfred Howard: : Editor
  2. Thomas Tegg: British; English: Publisher, printer, bookseller
  3. Richard Griffin and Company: British: Bookseller, publisher
  4. Catherine de Medici: Italian, French: Queen, regent
  5. Henry II, King of France: French: King

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Medicine

Artistic Representations Portraits

Society & Culture Sickness & Disease


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3885x5682
File Size : 64,672kb


Aliases

  1. 0580069300
  1. 2-721-393
  1. 2721393

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