title: [Biographies about the chief editors of the Dutch Journal of Medicine in the past 150 years].
abstract: The Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde (Dutch Journal of Medicine) possesses painted portraits of all of its former editors-in-chief. Few people remember these physicians or their significance to the journal. This year marks the 150th jubilee year ofthe journal and provides an occasion to publish a series of 13 brief biographies. According to the first historiographer, the motive for establishing the journal in 1856 was to unite the fragmented medical press into one high-quality medical and scientific journal. However, it may also have been an attempt by a group of reformist physicians, the so-called 'hygienists', to gain political and social influence so that they could realise their goal, which was to improve the standard ofliving and health of the general population.
authors: svthof@hotmail.com
authors: S E
authors: SE
authors: van 't Hof
mesh_terms: D001680:Biographies as Topic; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D009426:Netherlands; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history*