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WINSLOW, Jacques-Bénigne [Jacob Benignus Winsløw] (1669 – 1760)

WINSLOW, Jacques-Bénigne [Jacob Benignus Winsløw] (1669 – 1760)

1669 – 1760

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source Hans Peter Hansen · Illustreret Dansk Litteraturhistorie bind 2 · Public domain

1732 CE

#1314

Exposition anatomique de la structure du corps humain.

The foramen between the greater and lesser sacs of the peritoneum (described on pages 352-65), is named after Winslow. His Exposition is distinguished as being the first book on descriptive anatomy to discard physiolo…

1742 CE

#11407

An mortis incertae signa minus incerta a chirurgicis quam ab aliis experimenti?

Between the mid-1700s and the early 1900s many physicians lost confidence in their ability to declare legal death. This phenomenon was in part sparked by Winslow, whose dissertation claimed the existence of a death-li…