[Luis Hidalgo y Carpio, Editor of Gaceta Médica de México (1818-1879)].
Luis Hidalgo y Carpio (1818-1879) was a notable physician who made important contributions to the field of medicine during his time. Nevertheless, reference sources on the aspect from Hidalgo y Carpio that we would like to emphasize (i.e. as an editor of a medical journal) are scarce since precisely when Hidalgo y Carpio was named President of the Medical Society (later the Academia Nacional de Medicina), in 1987, the publication of the Gaceta Médica de México was temporarily interrupted. Hidalgo y Carpio played a key role as an editor at a time when the medical community of Mexico required a means whereby the scientific achievements could be published and discussed among peers and colleagues. Under Hidalgo y Carpio, the Gaceta Médica de México soon reached a wide audience, not only as a periodical publication but also for the prestige of the Academy that represented.
Rodríguez-Pérez
Martha Eugenia
ME
Departamento de Historia y Filosofía de la Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad NacionalAutónoma de México, México D.F., México. marthaer@servidor.unam.mx
D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D008800:Mexico; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*; D011643:Publishing / Q000266:history*