Bauhin
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article is a biographical entry on the Swiss anatomist and botanist Caspar Bauhin (1560–1624), detailing his education, academic career, and contributions to anatomy and botanical nomenclature.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BAUGIN, Kaspar (Caspar Bauhin, 1560–1624), a famous anatomist and botanist. He studied medicine at Basel, Padua, and Montpellier; he then visited many cities in Italy and in 1581 defended his dissertation at Basel. In 1589 Bauhin was professor of anatomy and botany; from 1614 he was professor of practical medicine and archiater (the highest administrator overseeing the medical department). Bauhin was a very prolific writer; from his works one can mention: "De humani corporis partibus externis" (1588), "De corporis humani fabrica" (1590), "Theatrum anatomicum", "Praeludia anatomica" (1601), "De ossium natura" (1694), and others. Bauhin described many things significantly more accurately than his predecessors and corrected anatomical terminology. The Bauhin valve, the flap between the ileum and the large intestine, is named after him (valvula Bauhini, Tulpii s. coli).
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“Bauhin.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/bauhin/