Marko Gerbec

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Marko Gerbec
Born	(1658-10-24)24 October 1658 Šentvid pri Stični, Duchy of Carniola, Austrian Circle (now in Slovenia)
Died	9 March 1718(1718-03-09) (aged 59) Ljubljana
Nationality	Carniolan
Known for	first description of Adams–Stokes syndrome
Scientific career
Fields	physician, scientist

Marko Gerbec (24 October 1658 – 9 March 1718; Latinized: Marcus Gerbezius) was a Carniolan physician and scientist, notable as the founder of modern medicine among the Slovenes and for the first description of Adams–Stokes syndrome. It was published in 1717 and, 44 years after its publication, it was quoted by Giovanni Battista Morgagni.^[1]