Simon Pallas
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Simon Pallas was a German
physician
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Pallas was born in Berlin
, where he remained through his life. He was professor of surgery
at the Collegium medico-chirurgicum, and first surgeon at the Charité
hospital. He was considered a bold surgeon, and wrote a number of textbooks on the subject.
He was the father of famous zoologist and botanist Peter Simon Pallas
, and of physician August Friedrich Pallas.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
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Pallas was born in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, where he remained through his life. He was professor of surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
at the Collegium medico-chirurgicum, and first surgeon at the Charité
Charité
The Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is the medical school for both the Humboldt University and the Free University of Berlin. After the merger with their fourth campus in 2003, the Charité is one of the largest university hospitals in Europe....
hospital. He was considered a bold surgeon, and wrote a number of textbooks on the subject.
He was the father of famous zoologist and botanist Peter Simon Pallas
Peter Simon Pallas
Peter Simon Pallas was a German zoologist and botanist who worked in Russia.- Life and work :Pallas was born in Berlin, the son of Professor of Surgery Simon Pallas. He studied with private tutors and took an interest in natural history, later attending the University of Halle and the University...
, and of physician August Friedrich Pallas.
Writings
- Anleitung zur praktischen Chirurgie (Guide to Practical Surgery; 1763, 1770)
- Ueber die chirurgischen Operatione (On the Surgical Operations; 1763, 1770)
- Anleitung die Knochenkrankheiten zu heilen (Guide to Healing Bone Diseases; 1770)