Frederik Ruysch

Frederik Ruysch ( born March 23, 1638 The Hague, † February 22, 1731 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch anatomist and botanist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Ruysch ".

Life

Ruysch studied medicine at the University of Leiden at Johannes van Horne (1621-1670), Franciscus Sylvius, and Florentius Schuyl ( 1619-1669 ). 1664 he received his doctorate for Dr. med.

In 1685 he became professor of botany at the Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam and the first director of the botanical gardens Hortus Medicus Amstelodamensis.

Among many other topics, Ruysch also dealt with issues of corpse preservation and production of anatomical specimens. He injected a mixture of tallow, white wax, and cinnabar into the vascular system and put his preparations in alcohol then one, the black pepper was added. The prepared by alcohol body was so long protected against rot, until the alcohol had evaporated.

Ehrentaxon

Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin named in his honor the genus Ruyschia from the plant family of Marcgraviaceae.

Works

  • Disputatio medica inauguralis de pleuritide. Dissertation, Leiden, 1664th
  • Dilucidatio valvularum in vasis lymphaticis et lacteis. Hagae - Comitiae, ex officina H. Gael, 1665; Leiden, 1667; Amsterdam, 1720. 2nd edition 1742.
  • Museum anatomicum Ruyschianum, immersive catalogus rariorum quae in authoris aedibus asservantur. . Amsterdam, 1691 2nd edition, 1721; 3rd edition in 1737.
  • Catalogus Musaei Ruyschiani. Praeparatorum Anatomicorum, variorum Animalium, Plantarum, aliarumque Rerum naturalium. Amsterdam: Janssonio - Waesbergios, 1731.
  • Observationum anatomico - chirurgicarum centuria. Amsterdam in 1691; 2nd edition 1721: 3rd edition in 1737.
  • Epistolae anatomicae problematicae. 14 volumes. Amsterdam, 1696-1701.
  • Het eerste Anatomically Cabinet. Amsterdam, Johan Wolters, 1701
  • Thesaurus anatomicus. 10 Delen. Amsterdam, Johan Wolters, 1701-1716.
  • Adversarium anatomico -medico - chirurgicorum Decas prima. Amsterdam 1717.
  • Curae posterior seu thesaurus anatomicus omnium precedentium maximus. Amsterdam, 1724.
  • Thesaurus of Animals Primus. . Amsterdam, 1728 18: Amsterdam, 1710, 1725th
  • Curae renovatae seu thesaurus anatomicus post curas posterior novus. Amsterdam, 1728.
  • Together with Herman Boerhaave: Opusculum anatomicum de fabrica glandularum in corpore humano. Leiden, 1722; Amsterdam, 1733.
  • Tractatio Anatomica de musculo in fundo uteri. Amsterdam, 1723.
  • Opera omnia. 4 volumes. Amsterdam, The 1721st
  • Opera omnia anatomico -medico - chirurgica huc usque edita. 5 volumes. Amsterdam, in 1737.
  • Herbarivm Rvyschianvm in Mvsei Imperialis Petropolitani, vol. 1, pars secvnda. Petropolitanae, 1745.
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