Algunos aspectos relacionados con José Celestino Mutis y la medicina

Translated title of the contribution: Some Topics in Relation to José Celestino Mutis and Medicine

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Abstract

José Celestino Mutis showed different interest areas of study and worked in multiple knowledge fields: mathematics, mineralogy, astronomy, zoology and botanic, the one in which is best known. However, he was a medical doctor, whit profound an up to date knowledge. He studied at Sevilla University, and in the Royal College of Cadiz. He arrived to the “Nuevo Reino de Granada” as personal medical doctor of the the viceroy Pedro Messía de la Cerda and during 47 years, period of time he lived there, he always exercised his profession. We showed a special interest in the study of cinchona and the only work he published was El Arcano de la quina. He advised in public health many viceroys and he contributed in different fields but particularly in the prevention of smallpox by inoculation. He played a decisive role in the reopening of the medical school of the Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario. Some of his achievements justifies the appellative “Father of the Medicine in Colombia”.
Translated title of the contributionSome Topics in Relation to José Celestino Mutis and Medicine
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)99-106
Number of pages8
JournalRevista Ciencias de la Salud
Volume6
Issue number2
StatePublished - Aug 1 2008

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Health(social science)

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