Abraham Bogaert

Abraham Bogaert (baptized October 7, 1663 in Amsterdam , † December 6, 1727 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch pharmacist , surgeon and writer .

Life

Abraham Bogaert was trained as a pharmacist and surgeon and in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) traveled several times to Asia, where he worked in Batavia as "chief surgeon". Medical care on board the VOC ships and in the colonies was - seen from today's perspective - inadequate, but comparatively progressive for the time. The surgeon on board, who was also a barber, not only cut the hair, but also drained the veins and was able to perform amputations if necessary. In addition to the "senior surgeon", there were various "junior surgeons" ( onderchirurgijn ), some of whom were in training or who acted as deputies of the senior surgeon. In 1701 he went to Batavia for the third time, from where some time later he was entrusted with commercial tasks and set off for Bengal and Ceylon . In 1706 he returned to Amsterdam.

In addition to his work as a pharmacist and surgeon, he worked as a writer and poet . His best-known work was the book published in 1717 about his travels through Asia.

Works

Myrrha of de punished bloedschande (1688)
Rhadamistus en Zenobia (1713)
Historical charms door d'oostersche deelen van Asia (1717)
Collection of poems Geuzevelt (1723)

Phocion (1743)

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personal data
SURNAME	Bogaert, Abraham
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch pharmacist, surgeon and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	baptized October 7, 1663
PLACE OF BIRTH	Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH	December 6, 1727
Place of death	Amsterdam