- Josephus Struthius
Josephus Struthius (Józef Struś) (1510 in
Poznań , died between27 July 1568 and26 January 1569 in Poznań) was a professor ofmedicine inPadua (1535 - 1537) and personal doctor ofPolish king s. Alsomayor of Poznań in 1557-1558 and 1558-1559.Work
* "Sphygmicae artis iam mille ducentos perditae et desideratae libri V." (1555). Publication of 1555 in which he described five types of
pulse , the diagnostic meaning of those types, and the influence of body temperature and nervous system on pulse. This was one of books used byWilliam Harvey in his worksExternal links
*http://www.univie.ac.at/sozialgeschichte-medizin/propst/doc/biograph.html
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