Caspar Bartholin
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
A biographical overview of Caspar Bartholin the Younger, a 17th-century Danish anatomist and professor who made significant contributions to the study of anatomy and physiology. The article notes his research on anatomical structures that later bore his name, such as the sublingual salivary duct and Bartholin's glands.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BARTHOLIN, Caspar the Younger (Casparus Bartholinus, son of Thomas B., 1655–1738), from 1677 professor of physics in Copenhagen (but also lectured on anatomy), in 1678 doctor of medicine. From 1675 to 1701, he intensively studied anatomy, physiology, and physics, especially verifying facts discovered by his famous teacher and compatriot Steno (Stensen, Stenonius). The duct of the submandibular salivary gland and the gland in women corresponding to the male Cowper's gland received the following names: ductus Bartholinianus and glandula Bartholiniana.
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“Caspar Bartholin.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/caspar-bartholin/