A Glimpse of Our Past

The contributions of the Bartholin family to the study and practice of clinical anatomy

  1. Robert V. Hill*

Article first published online: 22 JUN 2006

DOI: 10.1002/ca.20355

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Clinical Anatomy

Clinical Anatomy

Volume 20, Issue 2, pages 113–115, March 2007

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Hill, R. V. (2007), The contributions of the Bartholin family to the study and practice of clinical anatomy. Clin. Anat., 20: 113–115. doi: 10.1002/ca.20355

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  1. Department of Anatomy, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, New York

*Department of Anatomy, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, 368 Riland Building, Northern Boulevard, Old Westbury, NY 11568

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 FEB 2007
  2. Article first published online: 22 JUN 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 14 MAR 2006
  4. Manuscript Revised: 10 MAR 2006
  5. Manuscript Received: 15 FEB 2006

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Keywords:

  • anatomy;
  • Bartholin;
  • Copenhagen;
  • medical history

Abstract

Between 1585 and 1738, four members of the celebrated Bartholin family made significant contributions to anatomical science and medicine. Caspar Bartholin (the elder), two of his sons (Thomas and Rasmus), and his grandson (Caspar the younger) all served on the medical faculty of the University of Copenhagen, and helped to gain international acclaim for the institution. Over three generations, the Bartholins challenged traditional ideas about science and the human body, and discovered anatomical structures and phenomena that would prove crucial to the practice of modern medicine. Clin. Anat. 20:113–115, 2007. © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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