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- Aulus Cornelius Celsus (flourished 1st century ad, Rome) was one of the greatest Roman medical writers, author of an encyclopaedia dealing with agriculture, military art, rhetoric, philosophy, law, and medicine, of which only the medical portion has survived.
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Aulus Cornelius Celsus (c. 25 BC – c. 50 AD) was a Roman encyclopaedist, known for his extant medical work, De Medicina, which is believed to be the only surviving section of a much larger encyclopedia.
- c. 25 BC
- Encyclopaedist
- c. 50 AD (aged roughly 75)
Aulus Cornelius Celsus (flourished 1st century ad, Rome) was one of the greatest Roman medical writers, author of an encyclopaedia dealing with agriculture, military art, rhetoric, philosophy, law, and medicine, of which only the medical portion has survived.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 8, 2018 · Aulus Cornelius Celsus (ca. 25 B.C.- A.D. 45) was the Roman author of the first systematic treatise on medicine. It is the most important historical source for present-day knowledge of Alexandrian and Roman medicine.
Jan 24, 2013 · Cornelius Celsus (25 BC–AD 50), a Roman nobleman, wrote a general encyclopedia (De Artibus) dealing with several subjects, among which some had medical content (De Medicina), an eight-volume compendium, including two books about surgery (VII + VIII). It is the most significant medical document following the Hippocratic writings [ 1 ].
- F. Köckerling, D. Köckerling, C. Lomas
- 10.1007/s00423-013-1050-0
- 2013
- Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2013; 398(4): 609-616.
De Medicina is a 1st-century medical treatise by Aulus Cornelius Celsus, a Roman encyclopedist and possibly (but not likely) a practicing physician. [1] [2] [3] It is the only surviving section of a much larger encyclopedia; only small parts still survive from sections on agriculture, military science, oratory, jurisprudence and philosophy.
d. Rome, 1st century CE), collection of knowledge. For the original article on Celsus see DSB, vol. 3. Celsus is often considered the most important Latin medical writer of antiquity for several reasons. His Prefatio is particularly important for medical historians, because in it he traces the history of medicine from its origins to his time.
Born. c. 25 BC. Died. c. 50 AD. Occupation. Encyclopaedist. Aulus Cornelius Celsus ( c. 25 BC – c. 50 AD) was a Roman encyclopaedist, known for his extant medical work, De Medicina, which is believed to be the only surviving section of a much larger encyclopedia. The De Medicina is a primary source on diet, pharmacy, surgery and related ...