Ioannes Henricus Meibomius
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Johann Heinrich Meibom ( la, Iohannes Henricus Meibomius; 29 June 1638, in Lübeck – 26 March 1700, in
Helmstedt Helmstedt (; Eastphalian: ''Helmstidde'') is a town on the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. It is the capital of the District of Helmstedt. The historic university and Hanseatic city conserves an important monumental heritage of ...
) was a German
physician A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...
and scholar.


Life

Heinrich Meibom was the son of physician Johann Heinrich Meibom (1590-1655), who was the author of
De Usu Flagrorum ''Tractus de usu flagrorum in re Medica et Veneria'' is a 1639 treatise by Henricus Meibomius (1590–1655). The English title is ''A Treatise on the Use of Flogging in Medicine and Venery''. It was published by the English publisher Edmund ...
. He studied medicine at
Helmstedt Helmstedt (; Eastphalian: ''Helmstidde'') is a town on the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. It is the capital of the District of Helmstedt. The historic university and Hanseatic city conserves an important monumental heritage of ...
,
Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
and Leyden and afterwards traveled to Italy, France and England for scientific studies. He received his doctorate in 1663 in Angers (France) and in 1664 accepted a professorship in medicine at the
University of Helmstedt The University of Helmstedt (german: Universität Helmstedt; official Latin name: ''Academia Julia'', "Julius University"), was a university in Helmstedt in the Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel that existed from 1576 until 1810. History Founded ...
. In 1678 he also became professor for history and poetry. He held these positions until his death in 1700. His son, , (1678-1740) was professor for
Pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...
,
Semiotics Semiotics (also called semiotic studies) is the systematic study of sign processes ( semiosis) and meaning making. Semiosis is any activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, where a sign is defined as anything that communicates something ...
,
Botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...
and Medicine.


Works

Meibom wrote 57 medical treatises. He is known for his discovery of the
sebaceous gland A sebaceous gland is a microscopic exocrine gland in the skin that opens into a hair follicle to secrete an oily or waxy matter, called sebum, which lubricates the hair and skin of mammals. In humans, sebaceous glands occur in the greatest number ...
s in the eyelid that are named after him, the
Meibomian gland Meibomian glands (also called tarsal glands, palpebral glands, and tarsoconjunctival glands) are sebaceous glands along the rims of the eyelid inside the tarsal plate. They produce meibum, an oily substance that prevents evaporation of the eye' ...
s. Beyond that, he wrote
Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
poetry, which he published with his grandfather of the same name, Heinrich Meibom: ''Parodiarum horatianarum libri III et sylvarum libri II'', 1588) published as "''Rerum germanicarum scriptores''" in 1688. (This article was partially translated from the German Wikipedia article: Heinrich Meibom (Mediziner) )


External links


Heinrich Meibom at whonamedit.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meibom, Heinrich 1638 births 1700 deaths 17th-century German physicians German poets Physicians from Lübeck German male poets 17th-century German writers 17th-century German male writers