Morbi artificum - a post-Ramazzinian academic dissertation on occupational diseases by a pupil of Carl von Linné

dc.contributor.authorHannu, Timo
dc.contributor.authorKritzinger, J.P.K. (Jacobus)
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-10T10:20:12Z
dc.date.available2022-06-10T10:20:12Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis study presents the first full translation from Latin to English of the Linnaean dissertation Morbi Artificum or Occupational diseases, submitted by Nicholas Skragge in 1765. It consists of an essay that places the dissertation in historical and scientific context and of the translation. Skragge’s thesis has not only significance in the history of occupational medicine but also provides a perspective on Linnaeus’ thinking on dietetics. Skragge’s doctoral thesis is one of the 186 academic dissertations defended by students of Carl Linnaeus. Prior to the present study, only three of these 186 dissertations have been translated from Latin to English in our own times. The first extensive compendium on occupational diseases by Bernardino Ramazzini, with the title De Morbis Artificum Diatriba, served as a blueprint for Skragge’s thesis. The background for Skragge’s thesis was Linnaeus’ general interest in systematizing objects according to certain norms in biology, which methodology he also applied when classifying diseases in medicine. Also, Linnaeus’ life-long emphasis on the importance of dietetics is evident in the thesis. Finally, in the era when Linnaeus lived (Age of Liberty), Sweden focused greatly on improving the country’s economy. Since trade and industry were prioritized by the state, it was reasonable to map the diseases workers were prone to.en_US
dc.description.abstractOva studija prvi je potpuni prijevod s latinskog na engleski jezik Linnaeusove disertacije Morbi Artificum ili Profesionalne bolesti koju je Nicholas Skragge podnio 1765. Sastoji se od eseja koji disertaciju smješta u povijesni i znanstveni kontekst te od prijevoda. Skraggeova disertacija nije samo značajna za povijest medicine rada već pruža i perspektivu Linnaeusova razmišljanja o dijetetici. Skraggeov doktorski rad jedan je od 186 akademskih disertacija koje su obranili studenti Carla Linnaeusa. Prije ove studije samo su tri disertacije od tih 186 prevedene s latinskog na engleski. Prvi opsežan zbornik o profesionalnim bolestima Bernardina Ramazzinija, De Morbis Artificum Diatriba, poslužio je kao nacrt za Skraggeovu disertaciju. Pozadina Skraggeove disertacije bilo je Linnaeusovo opće zanimanje za sistematizaciju objekata prema određenim biološkim normama te metodologija koju je i sam primjenjivao u klasifikaciji bolesti u medicini. U disertaciji je vidljiv i Linnaeusov cjeloživotni naglasak na važnosti dijetetike. Konačno, u doba kada je Linnaeus živio (Doba slobode), Švedska se intenzivno usredotočila na poboljšanje gospodarstva zemlje. Budući da je država dala prednost trgovini i industriji, bilo je vrlo razumno mapirati bolesti kojima su radnici bili skloni.en_US
dc.description.departmentAncient Languagesen_US
dc.description.librarianam2022en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.amha-journal.com/index.php/AMHA/abouten_US
dc.identifier.citationHannu, T. & Kritzinger, J. 2021, 'Morbi artificum - a post-Ramazzinian academic dissertation on occupational diseases by a pupil of Carl von Linné', Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica, 19, no. 2, pp. 195-220.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1334-4366 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1334-6253 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.31952/amha.19.2.1
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85797
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCroatian Scientific Society for the History of Healthen_US
dc.rightsCroatian Scientific Society for the History of Healthen_US
dc.subjectDieteticsen_US
dc.subjectCarl Linnaeusen_US
dc.subjectOccupational diseasesen_US
dc.subjectBernardino Ramazzinien_US
dc.subjectDijetetikaen_US
dc.subjectProfesionalne bolesten_US
dc.subject.otherHumanities articles SDG-03
dc.subject.otherSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.titleMorbi artificum - a post-Ramazzinian academic dissertation on occupational diseases by a pupil of Carl von Linnéen_US
dc.title.alternativeMorbi artificum - akademska disertacija o profesionalnim bolestima ucenika Carla von Linnea u razdoblju nakon Ramazzinijaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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