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Robert Koch, M.D. (1843-1910) - http://nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/1905/koch-bio.html
Biography of the German physician who is considered as one of the founders of bacteriology. Koch became famous for the discovery of the anthrax, the tuberculosis and the cholera bacillus and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. |
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John Snow - http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow.html
Life and times of a nineteenth century British physician, prominent in both epidemiology and anesthesiology. |
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Ambrose Pare - Journeys in Diverse Places - http://www.bartleby.com/38/2/
Recounts experiences of this 16th century French battlefield surgeon from various battles over a thirty year period. Discusses medical procedures in the field. |
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Joseph Lister - http://www.bartleby.com/people/Lister-J.html
English surgeon credied with the introduction of antisepsis. Brief biography and extract from his writings. |
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Elizabeth Blackwell - http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_blackwell_eliz.htm
A biography of the first woman to earn an M.D. degree. Includes a list of her publications, famous family members, mention of her Civil War service and links to additional resources. |
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Galen - http://www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/antiqua/galen.htm
Presents the work of this ancient Greek physician who also wrote about philosophy and philology. |
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Collected Papers of R.A. Fisher 1890-1962 - http://www.library.adelaide.edu.au/digitised/fisher/
Specialized in statistical studies relating to genetics, evolution and eugenics. Project to put online all the papers published in five volumes by the University of Adelaide between 1971 and 1974. |
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Oliva Sabuco - http://www.sabuco.org/
A 16th century Spanish pioneering women, who studied the relationship between the emotional condition of a subject and the person's physical health. Includes photos of documents. |
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The Long View from the Watonwan River by William Hoffman - http://www.mbbnet.umn.edu/hoff/hsw_art.html
Biography of the co-founder of Burroughs Wellcome, who spent his boyhood on the Minnesota frontier. With footnotes and related links. |
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Robert Knox, MD (1791-1862) - http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/journal/vol45_6/4560011.htm
Attempts to restore the reputation of the anatomist. Article by I. MacLaren on the medical teacher and first conservator of the Edinburgh College Museum, whose career was shattered and his reputation blighted by fortuitous association with a macabre scandal. |
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Sir Henry Wellcome and the Sudan - http://www.geocities.com/aaadeel/HSW.html
Archival material and images related to the projects of this scientist within this region of eastern Africa, including an excavation camp and establishment of the Wellcome Tropical research Laboratories in Khartoum. |
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Claude Bernard Database - http://www.claude-bernard.co.uk
Dedicated to France's most distinguished 19th century medical scientist. Contains a biography, quotations, bibliography and images of Bernard. |
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Dr. Earle B. Weiss - http://www.drearleweiss.com
The life and collected writings of this Boston and Worcester area physician (born in 1932), Massachusetts Thoracic Society past president, and Chadwick Medal recipient. |
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Galen of Pergamum - http://campus.udayton.edu/~hume/Galen/galen.htm
Presents historical and educational background, achievements, treatment methods, and theories of the second century physiologist and philosopher. Part of the history of science chronology project by students from the University of Dayton. |
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Samuel Thomson - http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsOther/Samuel_Thomson-Lloyd.pdf
Facsimile of 1835 edition of Botanic Family Physician. |