Gerhard van Swieten

Japanese: ファン･スウィーテン（英語表記）Gerhard van Swieten

1700‐72
Born in the Netherlands, he was the founder of the Old Viennese School of Medicine. He studied philosophy at the University of Leuven and medicine at Leiden University. He was a lecturer at Leiden University, but in 1748 he was invited to serve as personal physician to the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa, and was appointed dean of the medical school at the University of Vienna. He placed the university under state control and carried out major reforms, including the establishment of an anatomical lecture hall, a chemical laboratory, and a botanical garden. His book, Commentary on the Aphorisms of Boerhaave, was translated into Japanese in 1826 by Tsuboi Nobumichi under the title Manbyō Chijun. [Furukawa Akira]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1700‐72
オランダ生れの，旧ウィーン医学派の開祖。ルーバン大学で哲学，ライデン大学で医学を学ぶ。ライデン大学講師だったが，1748年オーストリア女帝マリア･テレジアの侍医として招かれ，ウィーン大学医学部長に任ぜられた。大学を国家管理のもとに置き，解剖講堂，化学実験室，植物園の開設など，大改革を行った。著書《ブールハーフェの箴言（しんげん）の注解》は，1826年坪井信道により《万病治準》の題で和訳された。【古川明】

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