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"The Evolution of Physicians: From Plague Doctors to Modern Medicine" In the 17th century, plague doctors donned their distinctive beaked masks and long cloaks

Background imagePhysician Collection: Sick Carnot! (Carnot malade!), 1893. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Sick Carnot! (Carnot malade!), 1893. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Sick Carnot! (Carnot malade!), 1893

Background imagePhysician Collection: The Research. Artist: Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquin (1863-1923)

The Research. Artist: Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquin (1863-1923)
The Research. Found in the collection of Museo Sorolla, Madrid

Background imagePhysician Collection: Family in a sauna, 16th century artwork C015 / 1554

Family in a sauna, 16th century artwork C015 / 1554
Family in a sauna. Artwork from Opus Chyrurgicum (1565) by the Swiss alchemist and physician Paracelsus (1493-1541) showing a family in a suana

Background imagePhysician Collection: LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE (1894-1961). Pseudonym for Louis-Ferdinand Destouches

LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE (1894-1961). Pseudonym for Louis-Ferdinand Destouches. French physician, novelist and essayist

Background imagePhysician Collection: Animal magnetism, satirical artwork

Animal magnetism, satirical artwork
Animal magnetism. Satirical artwork depicting a patient and animal magnetism practitioner with animal heads. Animal magnetism was developed by the German physician Franz Mesmer (1734-1815)

Background imagePhysician Collection: PREV2A-00094

PREV2A-00094
Dr, Joseph Warren of Boston. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of an 18th-century portrait

Background imagePhysician Collection: Ocyrrhoe - Mare

Ocyrrhoe - Mare
The daughter of the centaur Chiron tells Aesculapius that he will be a famous physician, but she is turned into a mare for her presumption

Background imagePhysician Collection: Conversion of Galen

Conversion of Galen
CLAUDIUS GALEN " Conversion of Galen" Greek physician to 5 Roman emperors and to gladiators. Author of the theory of the 4 humours

Background imagePhysician Collection: Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician

Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician
Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician, inventor of the stethoscope in 1816 at the Hopital Necker in Paris, where he was working at the time. Seen here using a stethoscope on a patient

Background imagePhysician Collection: Physician and story-teller (engraving)

Physician and story-teller (engraving)
728831 Physician and story-teller (engraving) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Physician and story-teller)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Galen, Physician and Philosopher (engraving)

Galen, Physician and Philosopher (engraving)
663218 Galen, Physician and Philosopher (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galen, Physician and Philosopher)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Physician and physicist, William Gilbert, demonstrating magnetism to Queen Elizabeth I (litho)

Physician and physicist, William Gilbert, demonstrating magnetism to Queen Elizabeth I (litho)
6015019 Physician and physicist, William Gilbert, demonstrating magnetism to Queen Elizabeth I (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Physician and physicist)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Richard Kirwan (engraving)

Richard Kirwan (engraving)
815869 Richard Kirwan (engraving) by Irish School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Kirwan (1733-1812)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Portrait Of John Derrington, 1750-1805. Creator: James Millar

Portrait Of John Derrington, 1750-1805. Creator: James Millar
Portrait Of John Derrington, 1750-1805. Dr John Derrington (1747-1805), Birmingham surgeon and apothecary

Background imagePhysician Collection: Edward A. Wilson, B. A. M. B. c1910s, (1913). Artist: Emery Walker

Edward A. Wilson, B. A. M. B. c1910s, (1913). Artist: Emery Walker
Edward A. Wilson, B.A. M.B. c1910s, (1913). Doctor, painter and naturalist Edward Wilson (1872-1912) died with Scott on the way back from the Pole

Background imagePhysician Collection: Mandan Indians, with Medicine Man in Bear Skin, c1875

Mandan Indians, with Medicine Man in Bear Skin, c1875. The Mandan traditionally lived along the banks of the Missouri River and two of its tributaries, the Heart and the Knife

Background imagePhysician Collection: Native American shaman, 1841. Artist: Myers and Co

Native American shaman, 1841. Artist: Myers and Co
Native American shaman, 1841. A print from North American Indians, Wiley and Putnam, 1841

Background imagePhysician Collection: Sir William Withey Gull, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield

Sir William Withey Gull, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir William Withey Gull, 1878. Gull became physician and lecturer to Guys Hospital in 1856. He resigned due to increased practice in 1867, but remained a consulting physician to the hospital

Background imagePhysician Collection: (1865-1940). American physician and Arctic explorer. Photograph, c1911

(1865-1940). American physician and Arctic explorer. Photograph, c1911
FREDERICK ALBERT COOK (1865-1940). American physician and Arctic explorer. Photograph, c1911

Background imagePhysician Collection: Edward Jenner, late 18th-early 19th century, (c1833). Creator: Edward Scriven

Edward Jenner, late 18th-early 19th century, (c1833). Creator: Edward Scriven
Edward Jenner, late 18th-early 19th century, (c1833). Portrait of English physician Edward Jenner (1749-1823). Jenner practiced as a country doctor in his native Gloucestershire

Background imagePhysician Collection: Conrad Gessner (1516-1565)

Conrad Gessner (1516-1565)
Conradus Gesnerus, Medeus & Philosophus. Plate 4, Isis 22

Background imagePhysician Collection: Sweden. Uppsala. Linnetradgarden (Linne Garden) inside of former resident of Professor

Sweden. Uppsala. Linnetradgarden (Linne Garden) inside of former resident of Professor Linnes house

Background imagePhysician Collection: Johann von Schiller, German poet

Johann von Schiller, German poet
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759- 1805), German poet and playwright. While Schiller studied medicine he read Rousseau and Goethe

Background imagePhysician Collection: Edward Jenner / Ridley

Edward Jenner / Ridley
EDWARD JENNER Physician and pioneer of vaccination

Background imagePhysician Collection: Hans Sloane / W Holl Eng

Hans Sloane / W Holl Eng
SIR HANS SLOANE British physician and naturalist

Background imagePhysician Collection: Julien Offroy LA Mettrie

Julien Offroy LA Mettrie
JULIEN OFFROY LA METTRIE French physician and philosopher

Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton, 1743 (engraving)
8766928 Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton, 1743 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1716-1799, Louis, Jean-Marie Daubenton,french scientist,naturalist and physician.Design by Adrien Feart)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Bernard de Jussieu, 1743 (engraving)

Bernard de Jussieu, 1743 (engraving)
8766927 Bernard de Jussieu, 1743 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1699-1777, Bernard de Jussieu, french botanist, physician and naturalist)

Background imagePhysician Collection: William Reid Clanny, inventor of a safety lamp

William Reid Clanny, inventor of a safety lamp
5308254 William Reid Clanny, inventor of a safety lamp.; (add.info.: William Reid Clanny FRSE (1776 - 10 January 1850) was an Irish physician and inventor of a safety lamp

Background imagePhysician Collection: Medical College for Women, New York

Medical College for Women, New York
7301631 Medical College for Women, New York.; Private Collection; (add.info.: A student dissecting a leg at the Medical College for Women on East Twelfth Street and Second Avenue, New York, USA)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Medicinal book: (Les 'uvres d'Ambroise Pare). pp 570-571. (De la Peste)

Medicinal book: (Les 'uvres d'Ambroise Pare). pp 570-571. (De la Peste)
6262172 Medicinal book: (Les 'uvres d'Ambroise Pare). pp 570-571. (De la Peste).; Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut, Belgium; (add.info.: Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Dr. Nelaton and Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) in Aspromonte injured his leg in 1862

Dr. Nelaton and Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) in Aspromonte injured his leg in 1862
FGL5477394 Dr. Nelaton and Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) in Aspromonte injured his leg in 1862; Fototeca Gilardi.

Portrait of Alexander MacDonald (1817-1848), assistant surgeon aboard the HMS 'Terror'
MMM5477316 Portrait of Alexander MacDonald (1817-1848), assistant surgeon aboard the HMS 'Terror'; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imagePhysician Collection: Allegory of medicine (low relief)

Allegory of medicine (low relief)
BEN5471493 Allegory of medicine (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Allegory of medicine)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Representation of Greek doctors Hippocrates the Great of Kos (460-370 BC)

Representation of Greek doctors Hippocrates the Great of Kos (460-370 BC) and Claude Galien (131-201 AD)
FGL5483058 Representation of Greek doctors Hippocrates the Great of Kos (460-370 BC) and Claude Galien (131-201 AD) during a conversation

Map of nerve bundles in the human brain by Paul Broca
5309460 Map of nerve bundles in the human brain by Paul Broca; (add.info.: Map of nerve bundles in the human brain by Paul Broca)

Background imagePhysician Collection: An engraving depicting a statue of Edward Jenner vaccinating his son. Edward Jenner (1749-1823)

An engraving depicting a statue of Edward Jenner vaccinating his son. Edward Jenner (1749-1823)
5311069 An engraving depicting a statue of Edward Jenner vaccinating his son. Edward Jenner (1749-1823) an English physician and scientist who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine

Background imagePhysician Collection: Benjamin Ward Richardson's sketch of a model city called 'Hygeiopolis', 1877 (engraving)

Benjamin Ward Richardson's sketch of a model city called "Hygeiopolis", 1877 (engraving)
5310742 Benjamin Ward Richardson's sketch of a model city called "Hygeiopolis", 1877 (engraving); (add.info)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Johannes Schenck von Grafenberg, 16th century (engraving)

Johannes Schenck von Grafenberg, 16th century (engraving)
7293477 Johannes Schenck von Grafenberg, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Medicine. German physician Johannes Schenck von Grafenberg)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Paracelsus, Theophrastus von Hohenheim, 1493/94-1541 (engraving)

Paracelsus, Theophrastus von Hohenheim, 1493/94-1541 (engraving)
8632102 Paracelsus, Theophrastus von Hohenheim, 1493/94-1541 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paracelsus, Theophrastus von Hohenheim)

Illustration for Tom Brown's School-Days (litho)
8642869 Illustration for Tom Brown's School-Days (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Now remember," added the Doctor)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Hippocrates, ancient Greek physician (engraving)

Hippocrates, ancient Greek physician (engraving)
8635083 Hippocrates, ancient Greek physician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hippocrates (c460-370 BC), ancient Greek physician

Background imagePhysician Collection: Life in a German town in the first half of the 16th Century (woodcut)

Life in a German town in the first half of the 16th Century (woodcut)
8664082 Life in a German town in the first half of the 16th Century (woodcut) by Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-50); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Emile Roux, French physician and bacteriologist (b/w photo)

Emile Roux, French physician and bacteriologist (b/w photo)
8663831 Emile Roux, French physician and bacteriologist (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emile Roux, French physician)

Background imagePhysician Collection: The Lady as Physician (litho)

The Lady as Physician (litho)
8633884 The Lady as Physician (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lady as Physician)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Andrew Boorde, English traveller, physician and writer (woodcut)

Andrew Boorde, English traveller, physician and writer (woodcut)
8675956 Andrew Boorde, English traveller, physician and writer (woodcut) by English School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andrew Boorde (c1490-1549), English traveller

Background imagePhysician Collection: Illustration for R L Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (litho)

Illustration for R L Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (litho)
8667304 Illustration for R L Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePhysician Collection: Illustration for R L Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (litho)

Illustration for R L Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (litho)
8667301 Illustration for R L Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)



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"The Evolution of Physicians: From Plague Doctors to Modern Medicine" In the 17th century, plague doctors donned their distinctive beaked masks and long cloaks, bravely battling the deadly disease that ravaged Europe. Their haunting appearance is immortalized in artwork from that era. Fast forward to the pioneering spirit of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, who shattered gender barriers by becoming England's first female physician in the late 19th century. Her determination paved the way for countless women to pursue careers in medicine. A monumental breakthrough came in 1846 when anesthesia was first used during surgery. This revolutionary development transformed the field of medicine, alleviating patients' pain and allowing surgeons to perform intricate procedures with precision. Jonathan Couch, a renowned physician from Cornwall before 1870, dedicated his life to studying marine biology and contributed significantly to our understanding of marine creatures' anatomy and behavior. The ancient Romans revered Asclepius as their god of healing. A magnificent statue depicting him stands as a testament to their belief in physicians' divine power to restore health and well-being. The Montessori school system revolutionized education by emphasizing individual learning styles and fostering independence among young learners. Dr. Maria Montessori's innovative approach has influenced not only education but also healthcare practices worldwide. Claudius Galen, an influential Greek physician from ancient times, made significant contributions through his extensive research on human anatomy and physiology. His bust serves as a reminder of his enduring legacy in medical science. Dr. William Gilbert captivated Queen Elizabeth I with his groundbreaking experiments on electricity during the late 16th century. His work laid the foundation for modern electrical therapies used in various medical treatments today. Axel Munthe's love for Anacapri led him to establish a clinic there where he provided medical care for locals and visitors alike during the early 20th century. His dedication exemplifies how they can make a difference beyond traditional hospital settings.