Simon Paulli

Simon Paulli

Simon Paulli (6 April 1603 – 25 April 1680), was a Danish physician and naturalist. He was a professor of anatomy, surgery and botany at the University of Copenhagen. The genus Paullinia is named after him.[1][2][3][4]

Paulli was the first court physician to Frederick III of Denmark,[5] and made valuable contributions to anatomy and botany. He authored and published several treatises in medicine and botany, notably, Quadripartitum Botanicum. He was also a driving force between the establishment of the Domus Anatomica, the first anatomical theatre in Copenhagen.

  1. ^ Niels Stensen-Bibliography Simon Paulli (1603–1680). Whonamedit.com (1988-10-23). Retrieved on 2012-05-16.
  2. ^ 1812 Chalmers' Biography Simon Paulli (1603–1680) – vol. 24, p. 209. Words.fromoldbooks.org. Retrieved on 2012-05-16.
  3. ^ John Gorton (1833). A General Biographical Dictionary. Whittaker and Co. pp. 710–. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  4. ^ Charles Donald O'Malley; University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Medical History (1 May 1970). The History of Medical Education: An International Symposium Held February 5–9, 1968. University of California Press. pp. 286–. ISBN 978-0-520-01578-4. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  5. ^ Strasbourg's "First" Astronomical Observatory Simon Paulli, the King's physician Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine. (PDF) . Retrieved on 2012-05-16.