Dionysius van der Sterre

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Dionysius van der Sterre (* around 1650 in Engelen , Noord-Brabant , Netherlands ; † 1691 near Riohacha , Colombia ) was a Dutch doctor, Protomedicus on Curaçao and member of the academy of scholars " Leopoldina ".

Dionysius van der Sterre was the chief doctor of the Dutch trading company in East India. Among other things, he dealt with the caesarean section.

On October 1, 1690, Dionysius van der Sterre, nicknamed VALERIUS MAXIMUS, was accepted into the Leopoldina as a member ( matriculation no. 183 ) .

He died on a sea voyage near the Rio de la Hache River , Colombia .

Publications

  • Nova praxis medico-chirurgica, or: Collegium medico-practicum, that is: A brief description of the most distinguished diseases of the human body, with the same causes and cures; in addition to a brief Anatomia and Examine Chirurgico practico .
  • Voorstelling der noodzakelijkheid der keizerlijke snede , 1687.
  • Negotiating the general heel-constige practice of medicine , 1687.
  • Letter to Johann Georg Volkamer , 1688.

literature

  • Andreas Elias Büchner : Academiae Sacri Romani Imperii Leopoldino-Carolinae Natvrae Cvriosorvm Historia. Litteris et impensis Ioannis Iustini Gebaueri, Halae Magdebvrgicae 1755, De Collegis, p. 478 digitized
  • Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur : History of the imperial Leopoldino-Carolinische German academy of natural scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann , Jena 1860, p. 199 (archive.org)
  • Willi Ule : History of the Imperial Leopoldine-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the years 1852–1887 . With a look back at the earlier times of its existence. Commissioned by Wilhelm Engelmann in Leipzig, Halle 1889, supplements and additions to Neigebaur's history, p. 151 ( archive.org ).

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personal data
SURNAME Sterre, Dionysius van der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Valerius Maximus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch doctor, Protomedicus on Curaçao and member of the "Leopoldina" academy of scholars
DATE OF BIRTH around 1650
PLACE OF BIRTH Engelen , Noord-Brabant , Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH 1691
Place of death near Riohacha , Colombia