Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1027

DOMENICO COTUGNO (1736-1822) De sedibus variolarum [syntagma] [Greek transliterated]. Ex typographia Sancti Thomae Aquinatis 1775 171 pp., plate. 18.6 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 1025

Extending his interests to preventive medicine and public health, Cotugno became a pioneer in epidemiology. In this work, first published in 1771, he gives a lucid description of the anatomy and pathology of smallpox pustules. It is regarded as one of the finest dermatological works of the eighteenth century.

Cited references: Waller 2175; Wellcome II, p. 398 (1789 ed.)

Gift of John Martin, M.D.