Johannes Dryander
Johannes Dryander, also known as Johannes Eichmann (1500-1560), was a German academic.
Biography[edit]
Dryander was born in Wetter, Germany as Johannes Eichmann. He studied anatomy and medicine at the University of Paris and the University of Erfurt from 1528 to 1534 before becoming a professor of medicine at the University of Marburg in 1535.[1][2]
Dryander held two public dissections in the following year and authored the first text illustrating a Galenic dissection of the human brain in 1536.[3] His Anatomiae pars prior, an expanded edition published in 1537, marked a significant transition from medieval scholasticism to the precise observations of Andreas Vesalius.[3]
Dryander's books featured detailed illustrations of the brain, skull, and cranial sutures, reflecting his personal use of dissections.[3] His translation of Mundinus' anatomy in 1542 drew the ire of the anatomist as it plagiarized a portion of Vesalius' Tabulae sex.[3] He continued his work on astrology and mathematics until his death in 1560.[3]
His early books, as products of rational scientific thought, contributed significantly to the development of modern anatomy.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Johannes Dryander".
- ^ "University Libraries | The University of Iowa".
- ^ a b c d e f Hanigan, W. C.; Ragen, W.; Foster, R. (March 28, 1990). "Dryander of Marburg and the first textbook of neuroanatomy". Neurosurgery. 26 (3): 489–498. doi:10.1097/00006123-199003000-00017. PMID 2181335 – via PubMed.
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