Peter Monau
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Peter Monau (9 April 1551 - 12 May 1588 in Prague
) was an imperial court physician of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II.
He was the son of Stenzel Monau and younger brother of Jakob Monau
. After several years of humanistic studies in Wittenberg and Heidelberg, he devoted himself from 1575 to 1578 to medical studies in Padua
. Having earned his doctorate in Basel
with Felix Platter with the work De dentium affectibus (the first doctoral theses in stomatology
), he settled in Breslau
as physician. In 1580, he was named imperial physician (archiater Caesareus) by Rudolf II on the recommendation of Johannes Crato von Krafftheim
.
He carried out a correspondence with the Heidelberg Orientalist Jakob Christmann
and Augsburg Rector David Hoeschel to 1584. He also corresponded with the Heidelberg and Basel medical professor Thomas Erastus
.
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
) was an imperial court physician of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II.
He was the son of Stenzel Monau and younger brother of Jakob Monau
Jakob Monau
Jakob Monau , also known as Jacobus Monavius or Iacobus Monaw, was a polymath and leader of the Reformed Protestant faction after Johannes Crato von Krafftheim's death....
. After several years of humanistic studies in Wittenberg and Heidelberg, he devoted himself from 1575 to 1578 to medical studies in Padua
University of Padua
The University of Padua is a premier Italian university located in the city of Padua, Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 as a school of law and was one of the most prominent universities in early modern Europe. It is among the earliest universities of the world and the second...
. Having earned his doctorate in Basel
University of Basel
The University of Basel is located in Basel, Switzerland, and is considered to be one of leading universities in the country...
with Felix Platter with the work De dentium affectibus (the first doctoral theses in stomatology
Stomatology
Stomatology is the branch of medicine and dentistry relating to the mouth and mouth disease. It was practiced by physicians as a medical specialty in the early 20th century in the United States but these concerns are now largely handled by dentists....
), he settled in Breslau
Wroclaw
Wrocław , situated on the River Oder , is the main city of southwestern Poland.Wrocław was the historical capital of Silesia and is today the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Over the centuries, the city has been part of either Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, or Germany, but since 1945...
as physician. In 1580, he was named imperial physician (archiater Caesareus) by Rudolf II on the recommendation of Johannes Crato von Krafftheim
Johannes Crato von Krafftheim
Johannes Crato von Krafftheim was a German humanist and court physician to three Holy Roman emperors.- Origins and education :...
.
He carried out a correspondence with the Heidelberg Orientalist Jakob Christmann
Jakob Christmann
Jakob Christmann was a German Orientalist who also studied problems of astronomy.- Life :...
and Augsburg Rector David Hoeschel to 1584. He also corresponded with the Heidelberg and Basel medical professor Thomas Erastus
Thomas Erastus
Thomas Erastus was a Swiss physician and theologian best known for a posthumously published work in which he argued that the sins of Christians should be punished by the state, and not by the church withholding the sacraments...
.
Publications
- Consiliorum et epistolarum medicinalium liber; Frankfurt, 1591, with Johannes Crato von Krafftheim
- De dentium affectibus theses inaugurales. Basel, 1578 (VD 16VD 16The Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts , abbreviated VD 16, is a project to make a retrospective German national bibliography for the sixteenth century. The project was compiled during the period 1969-1999...
M 6140).
External links
- http://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/index.html?c=autoren_index&l=de&ab=Monau,%20Peter Digitized Works of Peter Monau at the Munich Digitization CenterMunich Digitization CenterMunich Digitization Center is an institution dedicated to digitalization, Online publication and the long-term archival preservation of the holdings of the Bavarian State Library and other cultural heritage institutions. It was founded in 1997 under the leadership of Mark Brantl...
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: Vitae Germanorum medicorum. 1620