title: Gregorius-Josephus Jacquelart, born in 1759, the first andrologist at the University of Leuven.
abstract: At the time of his death in 1776, most medical doctors in Paris challenged the views of Théophile de Bordeu on the "hormonal" action of internal secretions. At the University of Leuven, however, his concepts on the hormonal activity of semen had been positively approached in 1780 on the occasion of a public debate (disputatio), conducted by the medical student, Gregorius-Josephus Jacquelart. Therefore, we consider G.J. Jacquelart as being the first andrologist at the University of Leuven.
authors.affiliation: Kliniek voor Inwendige Geneeskunde, Afdeling Endocrinologie-Andrologie, UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Steeno
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D049671:History, 18th Century; D014572:Urology / Q000266:history*