title: [Thomas Montanus, author of the plague treatise, Qualitas loimodea sive pestis Brugana: some biographical data].
abstract: Thomas Montanus (1617-1685), physician of the City of Bruges, is the author of a voluminous treatise on plague, published in 1669, and written after an epidemic of plague in Bruges in 1666. A translation in Dutch of the treatise will be published shortly. In this contribution some biographical data on Montanus are presented: his descendence, his education, his career and his professional experience with plague. On the other hand the structure of the plague treatise Qualitas loimodea sive pestis Brugana is briefly mentioned.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Laere
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D008374:Manuscripts, Medical as Topic / Q000266:history; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D010930:Plague / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Thomas Montanus, auteur van het pesttraktaat Qualitas loimodea sive pestis Brugana: enkele biografische gegevens.