Prokop Paeonius
Prokop Paeonius , also Prokop Paeonius Světnovský , Prokop Poeonius , actually Prokop Holý (* 1581/82 in Světnov ; † November 3, 1613 in Prague ) was a Bohemian medic and poet. He used the pseudonyms Svetnovius and Tentobrodenus .
Live and act
The physician was a professor and treasurer at the Charles University in Prague . Holý Latinized his name in Paeonius , occasionally using the addition Světnovský . As the successor to Marcus Moravus Bydcžoviensis and Florentino, Paeonius became provost of the Collegium Carolinum in 1612 .
He published medical treatises on the anatomy of the human rib cage in Latin. Furthermore, Paeonius translated a treatise on the glory and majesty of man into Czech. His main work was a multi-part work on medicine in the early stages of the plague, which he completed in 1613. Paeonius is also the author of the funeral sermon for Marcus Moravus, written in Latin in 1612.
literature
- R. Zejda, H. Jurman, L. Havlíková: Slovník spisovatelů okresu Žďár nad Sázavou . Velké Meziříčí 1992
- Karel Daněk: Prokop Světnovský - muž proti moru , Okresní výbor socialistické akademie ČSR, Žďár nad Sázavou 1968
- Karel Daněk: Renesanční lékař Prokop Paeonius Světnovský , in: Průkopníci z Horácka 5 (1964), pp. 25-28
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| SURNAME | Paeonius, Procopius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Paeonius Světnovský, Prokop; Poeonius, Procopius; Holý, Prokop; Svetnovius; Tentobrodenus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian medic and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1581 or 1582 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Světnov |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 3, 1613 |
| Place of death | Prague |