title: [Anatomists in the anatomical theater of Tartu (Dorpat) University].
abstract: In 1632, King Gustav II Adolphus of Sweden founded Academia Gustaviana,the predecessor of the present Tartu University in Estonia. After the reopening of the University in 1802, the development of the Faculty of Medicine started. The number of outstanding anatomists; Burdach, von Baer, Reichert, Bidder, Reissner, Kupffer, and Rauber made various discoveries at the Anatomical Theater (Theatrum Anatomicum). The present paper acquaints readers with profiles of these anatomists and their main contributions, and attempts to consider reasons of a quick development of Tartu University during rather a short period in the 19th century.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy of Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, 2-1-3, Tsurumi, Yokohama 230-8501.
authors.forename: Kenjiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wake
authors.forename: Piret
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hussar
authors.forename: Akie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Satot
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D004957:Estonia; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*