Mirko D. Grmek
Mirko Dražen Grmek (born January 9, 1924 in Krapina , Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ; † March 6, 2000 in Paris ) was a Croatian - French medical historian and writer.
Grmek is considered one of the pioneers and founders of medical history. All of his work is geared towards historical research into medical knowledge and medical practice using current scientific methods, especially the history of ideas . He introduced the term pathocenosis , which describes the totality of diseases that occur at a certain time in a certain place and in a certain society. Danielle Gourevitch was a close associate .
In 1991 Grmek was awarded the George Sarton Medal . In 1994 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Fonts
- Uvod u medicinu. (An Introduction to Medicine), 1961, 1996.
- Léonard de Vinci, dessins scientifiques et techniques. ( Leonardo da Vinci , Scientific and Technical Drawings), 1962.
- with Pierre Huard: Mille ans de chirurgie en occident: Ve – XVe siècle. (A Thousand Years of Western Surgery ), Paris 1966.
- U borbi za narodno zdravlje , 1966.
- Catalog des manuscrits de Claude Bernard. (Catalog of Claude Bernard's manuscripts ), 1968.
- Raisonnement expérimental et recherches toxicologiques chez Claude Bernard. (Experiments and toxicological research by Claude Bernard), 1973.
- Les Maladies à l'aube de la civilization occidentale. ( Diseases in the Beginning of Western Civilization), 1983.
- Histoire du sida. (History of AIDS ), 1989.
- La Première révolution biologique. (The first biological revolution), 1990.
- Le Nettoyage ethnique. (ethnic cleansing), co-author, 1993.
- Mistika riječi. (Mysticism of Words), 2000. (Collection of poems)
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Histoire de la pensée médicale en Occident. (History of Medical Thought in Occident), 3 volumes, 1995–1999.
- The History of Medical Thought: In Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Beck, Munich 1996.
- Le Legs de Claude Bernard. (The Legacy of Claude Bernard), 1997.
- Les Révoltés de Villefranche. (The Villefranche-de-Rouergue insurgents ), co-author, 1998.
- (as co-author): Les Maladies dans l'art antique. (Diseases in Ancient Art), 1998.
- La Vie, les maladies et l'histoire. (Life, Diseases, and History), 2000.
- La Guerre comme maladie sociale. (War as a disease of society), 2000.
- Le chaudron de Médée. (The cauldron of Medea ), 2004.
literature
- Danielle Gourevitch (Ed.): Maladie et maladies. Histoire et conceptualisation. Melanges en l'honneur de Mirko Grmek. Librairie Droz, Geneva 1992 ( Ècole pratique des hautes études. Sciences historiques et philologiques. Hautes études médiévales et modern 70, ZDB -ID 1165098-9 ).
Web links
- Zvonimir Frka-Petešić: Resistant, scientifique et humaniste , obituary on the website of the Croatian Embassy in France, March 6, 2000
- Viviana Domenico: Grmek, il medico che ha scelto di morire , Il Corriere della Sera, March 8, 2000
- Franco Voltaggio: L'Epidemiologo della civiltà. La morte di Mirko Grmek, uno dei maggiori storici contemporanei della medicina , Il manifesto, March 9, 2000
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grmek, Mirko D. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grmek, Mirko Dražen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Franco-Croatian medical historian, pioneer and founder of medical history |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krapina , Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 2000 |
| Place of death | Paris |