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Gerard "Gerrit" Leendertszoon Blasius (1627–1682) was a Dutch physician and anatomist. He was born in Amsterdam and was the eldest son of Leonard Blasius (died 1644), who had worked as an architect in Copenhagen. Gerard started his studies there, but the family moved to Leiden, after his father died. Around 1655, he became a physician in Amsterdam. In October 1659, Blasius was appointed at the Athenaeum Illustre but without being paid. In the next year, he became the first Amsterdam professor in medicine. At his home or in the hospital, corpses were dissected. In 1661, he claimed the discovery of
see Gerard Blaes
on Google books * ''Disputatio physica de principatu cordis, etc Praes Albertus Kyper (1655)'' * ''Impetus Jacobi Primerosii doctoris medici, in Vop. Fort. Plempium ... retusus / a Gerardo Leon. Blasio (1659)'' * ''Commentaria, in syntagma anatomicum ... Joann. Veslingii / Ger. Leon. Blasius'' * ''Oratio inauguralis de iis quae homo naturae, quae arti, debeat. / Gerardus Leon. Blasius'' *''Anatome contracta'' (1660) * ''Medicina generalis nova accurataque methodo fundamenta exhibens / Gerardus Leonardi Blasius (1661)'' * ''Pest-geneesing en bewaaring voor dezelve. (1663)'' * ''Observata anatomica in homine, simia, equo variisque animalibus aliis Accedunt extraordinaria in homine reperta praxin medicam aeque ac anatomen illustrantia n (1664)'' * ''Medicina universa; hygieines et therapeutices fundamenta methodo nova brevissimè exhibens (1665) Gerardi Blasii, ab Oost-vliet ...'' * ''Anatome medullae spinalis, et nervorum inde provenientium (1666)'' * ''Anatome contracta, in gratiam discipulorum conscripta, & edita (1666)'' * ''Observationes anatomicae selectiores collegii privati Amstelodamensis, figuris aliquot illustr'' * ''Observationes anatomicae selectiores amstelodamensium 1667, 1671'' * ''Institutionum medicarum compendium, disputationibus XII ... absolutum / Gerardus Leon. Blasius'' * ''Miscellanea anatomica, hominis, brutorumque variorum, fabricam diversam magnâ parte exhibentia (1673) Gerardi Blasii med. doct. & prof.'' * ''Observata anatomica in homine, simiâ, equo, vitulo, ove, testudine, echino, glire, serpente, ardeâ, Gerardi Blasii ab Oost-Vliet ... variisque animalibus aliis. : Accedunt extraordinaria in homine reperta, praxin medicinam æque ac anatomen illustrantia (1674)'' * ''Ontleeding des menschelyken lichaems / beschreeven en in verscheydene figuren afgebeelt door Geerard Blasius (1675)'
* ''Observationes medicae anatomicae rariores (1677)'' * ''Observationes medicae rariores in quibus multa ad anatomiam et medicinam spectantia deteguntur'' * ''Zootomiae, seu Anatomes variorum animalium pars prima'' (1676) * ''Medicina curatoria methodo nova in gratiam discipulorum conscripta (1680)'' * ''Anatome animalium, terrestrium variorum, volatilium, aquatilium, serpentum, insectorum, ovorumque, structuram naturalem ... figuris variis illustrata (1681)''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blasius, Gerard 1627 births 1682 deaths Academic staff of the University of Amsterdam 17th-century Dutch physicians Dutch anatomists 17th-century Dutch anatomists Scientists from Amsterdam
Gerard "Gerrit" Leendertszoon Blasius (1627–1682) was a Dutch physician and anatomist. He was born in Amsterdam and was the eldest son of Leonard Blasius (died 1644), who had worked as an architect in Copenhagen. Gerard started his studies there, but the family moved to Leiden, after his father died. Around 1655, he became a physician in Amsterdam. In October 1659, Blasius was appointed at the Athenaeum Illustre but without being paid. In the next year, he became the first Amsterdam professor in medicine. At his home or in the hospital, corpses were dissected. In 1661, he claimed the discovery of Stensen's duct
The parotid duct, or Stensen duct, is a salivary duct. It is the route that saliva
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by his pupil Nicolas Stensen
Niels Steensen ( da, Niels Steensen; Latinized to ''Nicolaus Steno'' or ''Nicolaus Stenonius''; 1 January 1638 – 25 November 1686Joan Blasius Joan Leonardszoon Blasius (13 April 1639 – 6 December 1672) was a Dutch poet, playwright, translator and lawyer. Born near Cadzand in Oostvliet, a village now lost to the North Sea, he was the younger brother of the famous doctor Gerard Blasius. ...
Blasius died in Amsterdam in 1682.
Works
A list of works:on Google books * ''Disputatio physica de principatu cordis, etc Praes Albertus Kyper (1655)'' * ''Impetus Jacobi Primerosii doctoris medici, in Vop. Fort. Plempium ... retusus / a Gerardo Leon. Blasio (1659)'' * ''Commentaria, in syntagma anatomicum ... Joann. Veslingii / Ger. Leon. Blasius'' * ''Oratio inauguralis de iis quae homo naturae, quae arti, debeat. / Gerardus Leon. Blasius'' *''Anatome contracta'' (1660) * ''Medicina generalis nova accurataque methodo fundamenta exhibens / Gerardus Leonardi Blasius (1661)'' * ''Pest-geneesing en bewaaring voor dezelve. (1663)'' * ''Observata anatomica in homine, simia, equo variisque animalibus aliis Accedunt extraordinaria in homine reperta praxin medicam aeque ac anatomen illustrantia n (1664)'' * ''Medicina universa; hygieines et therapeutices fundamenta methodo nova brevissimè exhibens (1665) Gerardi Blasii, ab Oost-vliet ...'' * ''Anatome medullae spinalis, et nervorum inde provenientium (1666)'' * ''Anatome contracta, in gratiam discipulorum conscripta, & edita (1666)'' * ''Observationes anatomicae selectiores collegii privati Amstelodamensis, figuris aliquot illustr'' * ''Observationes anatomicae selectiores amstelodamensium 1667, 1671'' * ''Institutionum medicarum compendium, disputationibus XII ... absolutum / Gerardus Leon. Blasius'' * ''Miscellanea anatomica, hominis, brutorumque variorum, fabricam diversam magnâ parte exhibentia (1673) Gerardi Blasii med. doct. & prof.'' * ''Observata anatomica in homine, simiâ, equo, vitulo, ove, testudine, echino, glire, serpente, ardeâ, Gerardi Blasii ab Oost-Vliet ... variisque animalibus aliis. : Accedunt extraordinaria in homine reperta, praxin medicinam æque ac anatomen illustrantia (1674)'' * ''Ontleeding des menschelyken lichaems / beschreeven en in verscheydene figuren afgebeelt door Geerard Blasius (1675)'
* ''Observationes medicae anatomicae rariores (1677)'' * ''Observationes medicae rariores in quibus multa ad anatomiam et medicinam spectantia deteguntur'' * ''Zootomiae, seu Anatomes variorum animalium pars prima'' (1676) * ''Medicina curatoria methodo nova in gratiam discipulorum conscripta (1680)'' * ''Anatome animalium, terrestrium variorum, volatilium, aquatilium, serpentum, insectorum, ovorumque, structuram naturalem ... figuris variis illustrata (1681)''
References
Sources
* Miert, D. van (2005) Illuster onderwijs. Het Amsterdamse Athenaeum in de Gouden Eeuw, 1632-1704, p. 73-75 * Gerardi Blasii Amstelodamensis Observationes medicae rariores. Accedit Monstri triplicis histori{{DEFAULTSORT:Blasius, Gerard 1627 births 1682 deaths Academic staff of the University of Amsterdam 17th-century Dutch physicians Dutch anatomists 17th-century Dutch anatomists Scientists from Amsterdam