Johann Adam Kulmus

Johann Adam Kulmus (born March 23, 1689 in Breslau , † May 30, 1745 in Danzig ) was a German anatomist.

Life

Kulmus was a student of Herman Boerhaave and Bernhard Friedrich Albinus in Leiden. After a study trip through Holland, he worked as a doctor in Gdansk and professor of medicine and physics at the Academic Gymnasium Gdansk .

His niece Luise Adelgunde Kulmus (1713–1762) married Johann Christoph Gottsched in 1735 .

The Dutch edition of the "Anatomical Tables", obtained by Gerardus Dicten under the title Ontleedkundige Tafelen, was the first western textbook on medicine that was completely translated into Japanese by Sugita Genpaku , Maeno Ryotaku and others and published in 1774 as Kaitai Shinsho ("New Book of Anatomy" ) was published.

Honors

Kulmus was a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences . On September 11, 1721, he was elected to the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina with the academic surname Philumenus II (matriculation no. 356) , together with his brother Johann Georg Kulmus .

Fonts

Anatomical tables, along with the accompanying notes and coppers ... which were written by Johann Adam Kulmus ... Dantzig to be found in Cornelius von Beughem's; printed by Thomas Johann Schreiber… 1725 (digitized) .
Tabulae anatomicae: in quibus corporis humani omniumque ejus partium structura & usus brevissimè explicantur: accesserunt majoris perspicuitatis causa, annotationes et tabulae aeneae. Amstelaedami: Apud Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1732 (digitized) .
Anatomical tables: together with associated notes and coppers; from this the nature and use of the whole human body can be clearly seen: which for beginners in anatomy to more convenient guidance. Fourth increased and improved edition. Fritsch, Leipzig 1741. 7th edition: Lotter, Augsburg 1764 (digitized) .

literature

Wilhelm Hess : Kulmus, Johann Adam . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 364.
M. Sachs: The "Anatomic Charts" (1722) of Johann Adam Kulmus (1689-1745). Sudhoffs Arch. 86 (2002), pp. 69-85.
Rüdiger Döhler , Thaddäus Zajaczkowski , Caris-Petra Heidel : Johann Adam Kulmus - on the importance of his anatomical tables for surgery in Europe and for medical training in Japan . The Surgeon 61 (2020). doi: 10.1007 / s00104-020-01231-6 .

Web links

Commons : Johann Adam Kulmus - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Kulmus, Johann Adam . In: East German Biography (Kulturportal West-Ost)
Anatomical tables (Heidelberg University)

Individual evidence

^ Member entry by Johann Adam Kulm at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on November 17, 2015.

personal data
SURNAME	Kulmus, Johann Adam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Philumenus II-
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German anatomist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 23, 1689
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH	May 30, 1745
Place of death	Danzig

[1] Member entry by Johann Adam Kulm at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on November 17, 2015.