200th anniversary (1804-2004) of the publication of the poem: Vaccinatio; De Jenneriano invento optime merito; Carmen elegiacum; by Croatian scientist Luko Stulli.
Luko Stulli (1772-1828) was a physician who in 1800 performed the first vaccination in Dubrovnik. He was one of the last Latin poets in the Croatian literature. In 1804, Stulli wrote the poem Vaccinaio; De Jenneriano invento optime merito; Carmen elegiacum (Vaccination; On the Outstanding Jennerian Invention; Elegiac Poem). Thus, the vaccination effort in Dubrovnik has a historical and a literary significance. This paper presents a critical reading of the poem Vaccinatio by Luko Stulli, together with important medical historical and literary background relevant to it. The complete, original Latin poem and its English and Croatian translation are found in the appendix of the article (p. 661).
Borovecki
Ana
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Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia. abor@mef.hr
Pavlović
Cvijeta
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D017523:Croatia; D049672:History, 19th Century; D011037:Poetry as Topic / Q000266:history*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000266:history*