Hans von Gersdorff (surgeon)
- Hans von Gersdorff (surgeon)
Hans von Gersdorff also known as "Schyl-Hans", (* approx. 1455; † 1529 in Straßburg was an exceptional surgeon of his time. He published in 1519 the "Feldbuch der Wundarzney" (Field book of surgery ["" is antiquated German for surgeon, "wundarzney" is antiquated for surgery] ) illustrated with wood cut works attributed to "Hans Wechtlin".
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*Johann Ludwig Choulant: "History and bibliography of anatomic illustration". Trans. and annotated by Mortimer Frank. (New York: Hafner, 1962). S. 162-166.
*Hans von Gersdorff: "Feldbuch der Wundarznei." (Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1967). Nachdruck der Edition von 1517.
*Morton's Medical Bibliography (Garrison and Morton). Ed. By Jeremy Norman. 5th ed. (Aldershot, Hants., England : Scolar Press ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Gower Pub. Co., 1991). No. 5560.
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