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ELSHOLTZ, Johann Sigmund (1623 – 1688)

ELSHOLTZ, Johann Sigmund (1623 – 1688)

1623 – 1688

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1654 CE

#151

Anthropometria.

Elsholtz was the first physician to study anthropometry and human proportion.

1665 CE

#1962

Clysmatica nova; oder newe Clystier-Kunst.

Elsholtz’s book on the venous infusion of medicaments was one of the first works to deal with blood transfusion. Latin edition in 1667; English translation in 1677. Reprint of Latin 1667 edition, Hildesheim, G. …