WEPFER, Johann Jacob (1620 – 1695)
1620 – 1695
2 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1658 CE
#2703
Observationes anatomicae, ex cadaveribus eorum, quos sustulit apoplexia.
Wepfer showed apoplexy to be a result of hemorrhage into the brain. He described four cases, with clinical and post mortem findings. He preceded Willis (No. 1378) in describing the “circle of Willis”. Part…
1679 CE
#974.1
Cicutae aquaticae historia et noxae.
This is primarily a work on the poisonous water hemlock, its dangerous effects, its medicinal uses, and antidotes to counter the poison. However, it also contains the first description of the tiny glands in the mucosa…