title: [Veterinarians of the Zoological Garden 'Natura Artis Magistra' in Amsterdam (ca. 1845-1962].
abstract: A study in the archives of the Amsterdam Zoological Garden, established in 1838, revealed the names of nine veterinarians during the period under review, who were in charge of the health care of the zoo animals. All of them were in private practice and acted as consultants. Their written inheritance consists of bills for their services and medicines provided, and of the records of 1510 post-mortem examinations, covering the years 1927-1953. Of special interest is a manuscript of J. A. Dekker (1812-1859) that contains 22 of his publications devoted to diseases of zoo animals and other observations. Short biographies of all nine veterinarians are included in order to show how their work for the Zoological Garden, that was only an additional job, was related to their other occupations.
authors.affiliation: Guus.Mathijsen@tiscali.nl
authors.forename: A H H M
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mathijsen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D004520:Education, Veterinary / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009426:Netherlands; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000266:history*