Francesco Borsieri

Francesco Borsieri (* 1721 in Civezzano in Welschtirol , † 1804 in Trento ), was an Italian doctor in Trento.

Life

Francesco Borsieri was the middle one of the brothers Pietro Borsieri and Giovanni Battista Borsieri . He studied medicine in Rome, where he received his doctorate in 1744. First he practiced in Rome, later because of his poor health he moved to Trento, where he practiced his art with great success. Of his two sons, the elder, Giuseppe Theodorico, also became a doctor, namely personal doctor of the Prince-Bishop of Trento Peter Michael Vigil Count of Thun and Hohenstein (1724–1800). In October 1803, Francesco Borsieri suffered a stroke from which he died the following year.

Act

In a manuscript by Francesco Borsieri from the year 1775, professional duties are handed down to which the doctor was sworn after the examinations: have seriously ill patients provided; do not prescribe poisons and abortion drugs; Do not mess with the surgeon or pharmacist, except in case of need; do not distribute secret funds without special authorization; sign the prescriptions clearly and distinctly in full name without an appointment with the pharmacist; do not work for profit at the same time with a pharmacist and do not treat a sick person behind the back of a colleague and do not discontinue any treatment that has been started without a legal reason; comply with official regulations in the event of the plague. The number of quackers was great at that time, Francesco Borsieri issued guidelines for the training of doctors (Medici), surgeons, surgeons, bathers, leg judges, midwives and pharmacists.

literature

• Otto Rudel : Contributions to the history of medicine in Tyrol , collected for the Etschländer Ärzteblatt, Bozen 1925, pp. 232–236.
• Franz Daxecker: Famous doctors from Trentino: the three Borsieri brothers , Tiroler Almanach, Vol. 28, pp. 95–96, 1999.
• Franz Daxecker: Medici famosi del Trentino: i tre fratelli Borsieri , in: Almanacco Tirolese, 28esima edizione, pp. 230-232, 1999.