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The Lost And Forgotten Plants: French Botanical Networks In Provincial And Colonial France (1760–1825), Sophie R. Tunney Jun 2022

The Lost And Forgotten Plants: French Botanical Networks In Provincial And Colonial France (1760–1825), Sophie R. Tunney

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

During the eighteenth century, the Jardin du Roi in Paris was the leading monarchical institution for the collection and categorization of plants. A global network emerged that circulated thousands of plants and seeds. Historians of botany have focused on the Jardin du Roi in Paris and the centralization of the network in the hands of different actors, including André Thouin. The dissertation shifts away from a Paris-centered model to one that includes gardens across the metropole and the colonial world. It focuses on the histories of the botanical gardens in l’Ile de France (Mauritius), Cayenne (French Guiana), Brest, Bordeaux, Paris, …


Truffles Have Never Been Modern: An Actor-Network Theorization Of 150 Years Of French Trufficulture, Eric Van Vleet Mar 2018

Truffles Have Never Been Modern: An Actor-Network Theorization Of 150 Years Of French Trufficulture, Eric Van Vleet

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Contemporary scholars seeking to increase Tuber Melanosporum truffle production rely almost exclusively on technological advancements to increase yields, while failing to place the cultivation of truffles, trufficulture, in its historical or local landscape contexts. In this dissertation, I describe how truffle scholars’ conceptualization of trufficulture and landscapes has changed over 150 years in France, while focusing on the French département of Lot. I examine changing relations between humans and nonhumans and how they impact truffle harvests. I analyzed the history of French trufficulture through a close reading of historic truffle manuals, archival research and the classification of remotely sensed …


Ambroise Paré (1510 To 1590): A Surgeon Centuries Ahead Of His Time., James T. Shen, B.S., Michael Weinstein, Md, Alec C. Beekley, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md Jun 2014

Ambroise Paré (1510 To 1590): A Surgeon Centuries Ahead Of His Time., James T. Shen, B.S., Michael Weinstein, Md, Alec C. Beekley, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md

Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles

In their extensive writings, Hippocrates and Celsus counseled physicians to be knowledgeable in both the medical and surgical management of patient recovery. However, their words fell by the wayside because cutting of the body was forbidden by the Roman Catholic Church. Furthermore, the contemporaneous Arabic medical teachings emphasized tradition and authority over observation and personal experience. This created an ever-growing rift between the schools of surgical and pharmacologic medicine with both groups denying their involvement in the other domain. Surgeons had been plagued by postoperative complications including infection, malnutrition, and muscular wasting for centuries. Surgeons were forced to re-examine how …


Baron Guillaume Dupuytren: When Brilliance Combats Professionalism., Sean M. Devitt, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Iv, Md Sep 2012

Baron Guillaume Dupuytren: When Brilliance Combats Professionalism., Sean M. Devitt, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Iv, Md

Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles

Baron Guilluame Dupuytren was a French anatomist and surgeon who practiced during the 1800s and is considered by some to be the most brilliant and gifted surgeons of his time. His contributions to the field of surgery are quite extensive, yet his eccentric personality and attitude toward his colleagues, students, and patients raises a very interesting question: could Dr. Dupuytren (Fig. 1) and his many contributions to the field of surgery have thrived in today’s era of professionalism? The concept of professionalism is emphasized to medical students starting from day one of their medical training. How would Dr. Dupuytren, an …


The Origins Of Mathematical Societies And Journals, Eric S. Savage May 2010

The Origins Of Mathematical Societies And Journals, Eric S. Savage

Masters Theses

We investigate the origins of mathematical societies and journals. We argue that the origins of today’s professional societies and journals have their roots in the informal gatherings of mathematicians in 17th century Italy, France, and England. The small gatherings in these nations began as academies and after gaining government recognition and support, they became the ancestors of the professional societies that exist today. We provide a brief background on the influences of the Renaissance and Reformation before discussing the formation of mathematical academies in each country.


Felix Platter: A Sixteenth-Century Medical Student, Charles T. Ambrose Oct 2004

Felix Platter: A Sixteenth-Century Medical Student, Charles T. Ambrose

Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Curing Bodies—Curing Souls: Hrabanus Maurus, Medical Education, And The Clergy In Ninth-Century Francia, Frederick S. Paxton Apr 1995

Curing Bodies—Curing Souls: Hrabanus Maurus, Medical Education, And The Clergy In Ninth-Century Francia, Frederick S. Paxton

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


1918-07-01, Robert To Mother, Robert Lindstadt Jul 1919

1918-07-01, Robert To Mother, Robert Lindstadt

Lindstadt Brothers First World War correspondence

No abstract provided.


Baron Larrey. By D. Hayes Agnew, M.D., D. Hayes Agnew, Md Oct 1861

Baron Larrey. By D. Hayes Agnew, M.D., D. Hayes Agnew, Md

Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses

No abstract provided.


Reminscences Of Great Britain In The Summer Of 1855. A Lecture Introductory To The Course Of Materia Medica And General Therapeutics, In The Jefferson Medical College Of Philadelphia, Delivered October 10, 1855., Robert M. Huston, Md Oct 1855

Reminscences Of Great Britain In The Summer Of 1855. A Lecture Introductory To The Course Of Materia Medica And General Therapeutics, In The Jefferson Medical College Of Philadelphia, Delivered October 10, 1855., Robert M. Huston, Md

Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses

No abstract provided.


Recollections Of Europe In 1854. Professor Robley Dunglison's Introductory Lecture. Delivered October 9, 1854., Robley Dunglison, Md Oct 1854

Recollections Of Europe In 1854. Professor Robley Dunglison's Introductory Lecture. Delivered October 9, 1854., Robley Dunglison, Md

Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses

No abstract provided.


Lecture Introductory To The Course On Materia Medica And General Therapeutics, In The Jefferson Medical College Of Philadelphia., Robert M. Huston, Md Oct 1852

Lecture Introductory To The Course On Materia Medica And General Therapeutics, In The Jefferson Medical College Of Philadelphia., Robert M. Huston, Md

Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses

No abstract provided.


Introductory For 1844-5, On The Present Position Of Some Of The Most Important Of The Modern Operations Of Surgery., Thomas Dent Mutter, Md Nov 1844

Introductory For 1844-5, On The Present Position Of Some Of The Most Important Of The Modern Operations Of Surgery., Thomas Dent Mutter, Md

Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses

No abstract provided.


An Introductory Lecture To The Course Of Institutes Of Medicine, &C. In Jefferson Medical College, Delivered Nov. 4, 1844., Robley Dunglison, Md Nov 1844

An Introductory Lecture To The Course Of Institutes Of Medicine, &C. In Jefferson Medical College, Delivered Nov. 4, 1844., Robley Dunglison, Md

Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses

No abstract provided.