Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 652.5

MICHAEL ETTMüLLER (1644-1683) Nouveaux instituts de medecine de Michel Ettmuller, celebre medecin & professeur de l’Université de Leipsik. Chez Thomas Amaulry 1693 [16], 620 [i.e. 624], [86] p. (the last leaf blank). 20 cm.

Important for our knowledge of blood transfusion. Ettmüller published the 3rd treatise on the subject in 1668. Although valuable for its in-depth study of medicine at the time, this work is especially notable for its extended sections on the blood circulation and chyle. It is divided into three main parts; Physiology, Pathology and therapy. Ettmüller, professor at Leipzig, was the foremost representative of the German Iatrochemical School.

Cited references: Wellcome II, p. 534

Gift of John Martin, M.D.