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PLENCK, Joseph Jacob von (1738 – 1807)

PLENCK, Joseph Jacob von (1738 – 1807)

1738 – 1807

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1776 CE

#3982

Doctrina de morbis cutaneis.

A classification of skin diseases upon the basis of their clinical appearance. Until the time of Willan, von Plenck’s book was the greatest authority on dermatology. He mentioned 115 different skin diseases, all…

1785 CE

#7639

Toxicologia seu doctrina de venenis et antidotis.

Plenck provided the first classification of poisons based on origin: 1. Animal poisons. 2. Vegetable poisons. 3. Mineral poisons. 4. Poisonous vapors, gases, and dust. Plenck also issued this work in German from the s…