title: [C. P. Thunberg and his voyage to Japan (2): medical studies conducted before arrival in Japan].
abstract: C. P. Thunberg (1743-1828) stayed in Japan for about 16 months as a doctor attached to the Dutch trading post. He taught medicine, pharmaceutical science and natural history to Japanese doctors and interpreters during his stay. In order to determine his educational, mainly medical, background, I made inquiries to the university and other facilities where he studied, as well as programs he followed. ...
authors.affiliation: The Japanese Society of History of Pharmacy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009426:Netherlands; D013548:Sweden; D014195:Travel / Q000266:history*