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Seymour I. Schwartz

The Anatomist, the Barber-Surgeon, and the King

How the Accidental Death of Henry II of France Changed the World

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This unique study examines a critical juncture in the history of the Renaissance brought about by a freak accident. Combining both a history of sixteenth-century medicine and European politics, the author describes the far-reaching effects of the death of King Henry II of France (1519-1559). Grievously wounded by an accidental blow to the head suffered during a mock jousting competition, the king lingered for weeks before expiring. Even the ministrations of Europe's two most renowned physicians-Andreas Vesalius and Ambroise Paré-could not prevent his demise. As the author shows, the death of Henry II created a power vacuum, and the subsequent… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-63388-034-4
  • EAN: 9781633880344
  • Produktnummer: 16808474
  • Verlag: Random House N.Y.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
  • Seitenangabe: 279 S.
  • Reihenbandnummer: 02

Über den Autor


Seymour I. Schwartz, MD, Distinguished Alumni Professor of Surgery at the University of Rochester, is a world-renowned surgeon and the author of Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, which in its ten editions and translations has sold more than 300,000 copies. He is also the author of a history of American surgery called Gifted Hands: America's Most Significant Contributions to Surgery. Dr. Schwartz is equally renowned as a cartographic historian and is the author of many books on historical maps, including Putting America on the Map: The Story of the Most Important Graphic Document in the History of the United States. Recently, he has also written a work on colonial American history titled Cadwallader Colden: A Biography.

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