Murk van Phelsum
Encyclopedia
Murk van Phelsum was a Dutch
physician
who was born 1730 and died 1779 in Sneek
. He is most memorable as the namesake for the lizard
genus
Phelsuma
.
Van Phelsum started his medical studies on November 17, 1754 at the university of Franeker
(Netherlands), where he later earned his doctorate. He settled down as a medical doctor first in Bolsward
and from 1764 in Sneek
.
He wrote:
His library was sold on March 13, 1780.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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...
who was born 1730 and died 1779 in Sneek
Sneek
Sneek is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland . As for 2011 it is part of the municipality Súdwest Fryslân...
. He is most memorable as the namesake for the lizard
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
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...
Phelsuma
Phelsuma
The genus Phelsuma consists of several lizards in the gecko family, commonly referred to as Day Geckos.-Description:In contrast to most other gecko species, day geckos are active mainly during the day. Other diurnal geckos are members of the genus Lygodactylus and the genus Gonatodes...
.
Van Phelsum started his medical studies on November 17, 1754 at the university of Franeker
Franeker
Franeker is one of the eleven historical cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Franekeradeel. It is located about 20 km west of Leeuwarden on the Van Harinxma Canal. As of 1 January 2006, it had 12,996 inhabitants. The city is famous for the Eisinga Planetarium from around...
(Netherlands), where he later earned his doctorate. He settled down as a medical doctor first in Bolsward
Bolsward
Bolsward is a city in Súdwest Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Bolsward is just short of a population of 10,000.- History :The town is founded on three artificial dwelling hills, of which the first was built some time before Christ....
and from 1764 in Sneek
Sneek
Sneek is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland . As for 2011 it is part of the municipality Súdwest Fryslân...
.
He wrote:
- Historia physiologica ascaridum (Leeuwarden, 1762)
- Explicatio patrium pythographiae L. Plukneti (Haarlem, 1769)
- Natuurkundige verhandeling over de wormen die veeltijds in de darmen der menschen gevonden worden. (Leeuwarden, 1767), translated into German by Joh. Weisse (Gotha 1780-92)
- Vertoog over de gemakkelijkste wijze om geknelde darmbreuken binnen te brengen. (Sneek 1772)
- Brief aan den heer C. Nozeman over de gewelfstekken of zeeëgelen, waarachter gevoegd zijn twee beschrijvingen, de eene van een zeker soort zeewier en de andere van maden in een vuile verzwering gevonden. (Rotterdam 1775)
- Twee brieven rakende de verhandeling van den heer Tissot over de vallende ziekte. (Amsterdam 1776)
- Verhandelingen over tot de genees- en natuurkunde behoorende onderwerpen. (Franeker 1776)
His library was sold on March 13, 1780.