title: A biographical sketch of Johannes Jessenius: 410th anniversary of his Prague dissection.
abstract: This article focuses on Johannes Jessenius (Ján Jesenský) (1566-1621), with particular attention paid to his famous Prague dissection and its publication (2011 marking its 410(th) anniversary). Jessenius was a physician, surgeon, anatomist, scholar, philosopher, and university authority. We focus on the life and main contribution of Jessenius based on his 1600 Prague dissection, the Anatomiae, Pragae (1601). Borovanský described Jessenius' book as "not as a textbook, but as a publication aiming at educated laymen with the purpose of advertising, filled with quotations of old classical authors." This work presents an important part of the Central European scientific, cultural, and political life of the late Renaissance period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. david.kachlik@lf3.cuni.cz
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kachlik
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vichnar
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Musil
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kachlikova
authors.forename: Kristian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szabo
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stingl
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D001344:Autopsy / Q000266:history; D001877:Books / Q000266:history; D018153:Czech Republic; D004210:Dissection / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D008374:Manuscripts, Medical as Topic / Q000266:history*