Antonio Musa Brassavola
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Antonio Musa Brassavola was an Italian
physician and one of the most famous of his time. He studied under Niccolò Leoniceno
and Manardi. He was the friend and physician
of Ercolo II, the prince of Este. He was also the consulting physician of Kings Francis I
, Charles V
, Henry VIII
and Popes Paul III, Leo X, Clement VIII and Julius III. He performed the first successful tracheotomy, http://www.entlink.net/museum/exhibits/trach_history.cfm and published an account of it in 1546. He was the chair of philosophy
in Ferrara and also studied botany
and medicine
. http://books.google.com/books?id=_xQJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA163&lpg=PA163&dq=antonio+musa+brassavola&source=web&ots=3N5AoQRe2b&sig=VA906Vn5_vMaBNZxBpVy0IWw7kg A genus
of orchid, called Brassavola
, is named after him. http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/orchidcongress/news/cocv164.html#names
(incomplete list)
His writings consist of works in the fields of medicine and botany. He also wrote extensively about the physician Galen
.
Italy
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physician and one of the most famous of his time. He studied under Niccolò Leoniceno
Niccolò Leoniceno
Niccolò Leoniceno , also known as Nicolo Leoniceno, Nicolaus Leoninus, Nicolaus Leonicenus of Vicenza, Nicolaus Leonicenus Vicentinus, Nicolo Lonigo, Nicolò da Lonigo da Vincenza, was an Italian physician and humanist....
and Manardi. He was the friend and physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
of Ercolo II, the prince of Este. He was also the consulting physician of Kings Francis I
Francis I of France
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...
, Charles V
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
, Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
and Popes Paul III, Leo X, Clement VIII and Julius III. He performed the first successful tracheotomy, http://www.entlink.net/museum/exhibits/trach_history.cfm and published an account of it in 1546. He was the chair of philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
in Ferrara and also studied botany
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
and medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
. http://books.google.com/books?id=_xQJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA163&lpg=PA163&dq=antonio+musa+brassavola&source=web&ots=3N5AoQRe2b&sig=VA906Vn5_vMaBNZxBpVy0IWw7kg A genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of orchid, called Brassavola
Brassavola
Brassavola is a genus of 20 orchids . They were named in 1813 by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown. The name comes from the Venetian nobleman and physician Antonio Musa Brassavola. This genus is abbreviated B. in trade journals....
, is named after him. http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/orchidcongress/news/cocv164.html#names
Writings
- Examen omnium simplicium medicamentorum, quorum in officinis usus est. Jean & François Frellon, Lyon, 1537
- In octo libros aphorismorum Hippocratis & Galeni commentaria & annotationes, 1541
- In libros de ratione victus in morbis acutis Hippocratis & Galeni commentaria & annotationes, 1546
- Examen omnium electuariorum. Venice, ex Officina Erasmiana Vincentii Valgrisii, 1548
- Index refertissimus in omnes Galeni libros, 1556
(incomplete list)
His writings consist of works in the fields of medicine and botany. He also wrote extensively about the physician Galen
Galen
Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus , better known as Galen of Pergamon , was a prominent Roman physician, surgeon and philosopher...
.