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Gerard Van Swieten and His World 1700-1772
Frank T. Brechka
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Paperback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HPCF; JF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
QU ALITIES, QUERIES, AND REPUTE Holland has bred its share of remarkable men and Gerard van Swieten was one of them. Raised in Leiden by fairly prosperous Catholic parents, educated at Louvain and Leiden, acknowledged as one of the most gifted pupils of the famed scientist Herman Boerhaave, and an eminent doctor in his native city for many years, he became chief physician at the Court of Vienna, director of the Imperial Library, head of both the Vienna Medical Faculty and the Censorship Commission, and trusted councillor of the Empress Maria Theresa. There is a short street in Leiden that ... Read more
QU ALITIES, QUERIES, AND REPUTE Holland has bred its share of remarkable men and Gerard van Swieten was one of them. Raised in Leiden by fairly prosperous Catholic parents, educated at Louvain and Leiden, acknowledged as one of the most gifted pupils of the famed scientist Herman Boerhaave, and an eminent doctor in his native city for many years, he became chief physician at the Court of Vienna, director of the Imperial Library, head of both the Vienna Medical Faculty and the Censorship Commission, and trusted councillor of the Empress Maria Theresa. There is a short street in Leiden that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees
Number of Pages
179
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401032254
SKU
V9789401032254
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