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Adriaan van den Spiegel (or Spieghel ), name sometimes written as Adrianus Spigelius (1578 – 7 April 1625), was a Flemish anatomist born in Brussels. For much of his career he practiced medicine in Padua, and is considered one of the great physicians associated with the city.
Adriaan van den Spiegel died in 1625 from a septic condition. At autopsy, an intra-abdominal abscess was found, ironically adjacent to the caudate lobe, the lobe he had described and that bore his name, Spiegel’s lobe.
Sharp identifies Spigelius (also known as Adriaan van den Spiegel) as the original creator of this illustrated figure. Compare and contrast Spigelius’ 1626 illustration with Sharp’s 1647 illustration.
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Born 1578, BrusselsDied 7 April 1625, PaduaSpigelian hernia – hernia of the Spiegelian fascia [Hernia de la ligne semilunaire de Spiegel; Spiegel hernia]Spiegelian fasciaSpigelian line – lateral margin of the rectus abdominis muscle [Spiegel’s line; Linea semilunaris]Spiegel lobe – caudate lobe of the liver (described previously by Bartolomeo Eustachi)Alternate names: Adrianus Spigelius; Adriani Spigelii; Adriano Spigeli; Spigel; Spieghel; Spiegelius
Spiegel A. De humani corporis fabrica libri decem. 1627 (Posthumously)Spiegel A. Isagoges in rem herbariam libri duo Adrianus Spigelius. 1633 (Posthumously)Spiegel A. Adriani Spigelii Bruxellensis. 1645 (Posthumously)Spiegel A. Adriani Spigelii Brvxellensis Eqvitis. 1645 (Posthumously)Marinus, JR. Éloge de A. van den Spieghel: lu dans la séance publique annuelle de l’Académie Royale de Médecine de Belgique, le 29 novembre 1846Buttner R, Lee J. De-eponymising anatomical terminology. 2020Bibliography. Spiegel, Adriaan van den 1578-1625. WorldCat IdentitiesMay 9, 2014 · Adriaan van den Spiegel (1578-1625) was a Flemish anatomist and physician. He was one of the most prominent anatomists at the University of Padua during the 17th century and became professor of anatomy and surgery there in 1619.
- Sanjib Kumar Ghosh, Suranjali Sharma, Sudipa Biswas, Soumya Chakraborty
- 2014
Adriaan van den Spiegel (1578-1625), from a Brussels family of surgeons, studied at Padua under Girolamo Fabricius of Aquapendente (1537-1619) and Giulio Casserio, and after practicing medicine in Moravia, returned to Padua, succeeding Casserio as the professor of anatomy and surgery.
In 1607, when a medical chair was vacated by death, the German nation (at Spiegel's request) recommended him to the Riformatori for the position. Clearly more influence than this was needed; Spiegel did not get the chair. Fabricio, Spiegel's mentor, clearly had an important role in his career.
