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| − | Govert Bidloo, b. 12 March 1649 at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], d. 30 March 1713, at [[Leiden (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Leiden]], was a well-known physician and professor at the University of Leiden. He was a Mennonite, the younger brother of [[Bidloo, Lambert (1638-1724)|Lambert Bidloo]]. After having been first a surgeon at Amsterdam, he studied medicine at [[Franeker (Friesland, Netherlands)|Franeker]], where he graduated in 1682. His anatomic atlas, <em>Anatomia humani corporis</em> (Amsterdam, 1685, Dutch translation in 1690), was highly esteemed in those days. In 1694 he was appointed professor of medicine and the healing arts at Leiden, and in 1701 he became the chief physician to [[William III, Prince of Orange (1650-1702)|Stadholder William III]]. At the same time he was a playwright, and his tragedy, <em>Karel, erfprins van Spanje</em> (1679), was very popular. But he more particularly was known as the author of the poem, <em>Brieven der Gemartelde Apostelen</em> (The Letters of the Martyred Apostles) (Amsterdam, 1675, reprinted 1698, 1712, 1748). | + | Govert Bidloo, b. 12 March 1649 at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], d. 30 March 1713, at [[Leiden (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Leiden]], was a well-known physician and professor at the University of Leiden. He was a Mennonite, the younger brother of [[Bidloo, Lambert (1638-1724)|Lambert Bidloo]]. After having been first a surgeon at Amsterdam, he studied medicine at [[Franeker (Friesland, Netherlands)|Franeker]], where he graduated in 1682. His anatomic atlas, <em>[[Anatomia humani corporis (Anatomical Atlas)|Anatomia humani corporis]]</em> (Amsterdam, 1685, Dutch translation in 1690), was highly esteemed in those days. In 1694 he was appointed professor of medicine and the healing arts at Leiden, and in 1701 he became the chief physician to [[William III, Prince of Orange (1650-1702)|Stadholder William III]]. At the same time he was a playwright, and his tragedy, <em>Karel, erfprins van Spanje</em> (1679), was very popular. But he more particularly was known as the author of the poem, <em>Brieven der Gemartelde Apostelen</em> (The Letters of the Martyred Apostles) (Amsterdam, 1675, reprinted 1698, 1712, 1748). |
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Banga, Jelle. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Geschiedenis van de geneeskunde en van hare beoefenaren in Nederland, voor en na de stichting der hoogeschool te Leiden tot aan den dood van Boerhaave</em>. Leeuwarden: Eekhoff, 1868: II. | Banga, Jelle. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Geschiedenis van de geneeskunde en van hare beoefenaren in Nederland, voor en na de stichting der hoogeschool te Leiden tot aan den dood van Boerhaave</em>. Leeuwarden: Eekhoff, 1868: II. | ||
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Govert Bidloo, b. 12 March 1649 at Amsterdam, d. 30 March 1713, at Leiden, was a well-known physician and professor at the University of Leiden. He was a Mennonite, the younger brother of Lambert Bidloo. After having been first a surgeon at Amsterdam, he studied medicine at Franeker, where he graduated in 1682. His anatomic atlas, Anatomia humani corporis (Amsterdam, 1685, Dutch translation in 1690), was highly esteemed in those days. In 1694 he was appointed professor of medicine and the healing arts at Leiden, and in 1701 he became the chief physician to Stadholder William III. At the same time he was a playwright, and his tragedy, Karel, erfprins van Spanje (1679), was very popular. But he more particularly was known as the author of the poem, Brieven der Gemartelde Apostelen (The Letters of the Martyred Apostles) (Amsterdam, 1675, reprinted 1698, 1712, 1748).
Bibliography
Banga, Jelle. Geschiedenis van de geneeskunde en van hare beoefenaren in Nederland, voor en na de stichting der hoogeschool te Leiden tot aan den dood van Boerhaave. Leeuwarden: Eekhoff, 1868: II.
Catalogus der werken over de Doopsgezinden en hunne geschiedenis aanwezig in de bibliotheek der Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam. Amsterdam: J.H. de Bussy, 1919: 234.
Kalff, Gerrit. Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche letterkunde. Groningen: Wolters, 1906-1912: vol. V.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Bidloo, Govert (1649-1713)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bidloo,_Govert_(1649-1713)&oldid=154208.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1953). Bidloo, Govert (1649-1713). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bidloo,_Govert_(1649-1713)&oldid=154208.
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