A pionner of medical historiography in antiquity: Rodolfo del Castillo-Quartiellers (1845-1917)

This paper intends to be a biographic summary of Rodolfo del Castillo-Quartiellers (1845-1917), a famous ophthalmologist from Cádiz and renowned follower of Spanish medical positivism tendencies. A particular analysis of his major publications in the field of medical historiography in antiquity is a...

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Main Author: Francisco Herrera Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Alicante 2013-05-01
Series:Cultura de los Cuidados
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Online Access:https://culturacuidados.ua.es/article/view/2013-n35-un-pionero-de-la-historiografia-medica-de-la-antiguedad-rodolfo-del-castillo-y-quartiellers-1845-1917
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Summary:This paper intends to be a biographic summary of Rodolfo del Castillo-Quartiellers (1845-1917), a famous ophthalmologist from Cádiz and renowned follower of Spanish medical positivism tendencies. A particular analysis of his major publications in the field of medical historiography in antiquity is also presented, focusing on his study about the Code of Hammurabi as well as on Egyptian, Greek and Roman medicines.
ISSN:1699-6003