Volume 2

Biographia medica, or, Historical and critical memoirs of the lives and writings of the most eminent medical characters that have existed from the earliest account of time to the present period : with a catalogue of their literary productions / by Benjamin Hutchinson, member of the Medical Society of London, of the Physical Society of Guy's Hospital, and of the London Company of Surgeons. In Two Volumes.

  • Hutchinson, Benjamin.
Date:
1799
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Credit: Biographia medica, or, Historical and critical memoirs of the lives and writings of the most eminent medical characters that have existed from the earliest account of time to the present period : with a catalogue of their literary productions / by Benjamin Hutchinson, member of the Medical Society of London, of the Physical Society of Guy's Hospital, and of the London Company of Surgeons. In Two Volumes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    5. A Tranflation from Latin into Englifh of Galen's four Books of Elements. London 1574. 6. The Art and Science of preferving of Body and Soul in Health, Wifdom, and Catholic Religion, 1759, 4to.—Vide Aikin's Biographical Memoirs of Medicine, p. 156, &c. J ON S T ON (John) A learned Polifli Naturalift and Phyfician, Was born at Sambter in Great Poland, in 1603. He travelled all over Europe, and was efteemed every where by the learned. He afterwards bought the eftate of Ziebendorf, in the duchy of Lignitz, in Silefia, where he died in 1675 j having publifhed, A Natu- ral Hiftory of Birds, Fifties, Quadrupeds, Infects, Serpents, and Dragons, in 1653, folio: as alfo a piece upon the Hebrew and Greek feflivals, in 1660; A Thaumatography, in 1661, and fome poems. Vide Konig. Bib. vet. et nov. JORDEN (Edward) Born in the Year 1569, at High Alden in Kent, and probably edu- cated at Hart Hail, Oxford. After completing his ftudies in his own country, he travelled abroad, vifiting feveral foreign univerfities, and taking his degree of doctor in that of Padua. On his return he practiied for a time in London, where he became a member of the college of phyficians, and was in great reputation for learning and abilities. Dr. Jorden removed after fome time from London to Bath, where he fpent all the latter part of his life, uni- verfally refpected as well in his private character as his medical capacity. Our