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

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dc.contributor.author Hannu, Timo
dc.contributor.author Kritzinger, J.P.K. (Jacobus)
dc.date.accessioned 2022-06-10T10:20:12Z
dc.date.available 2022-06-10T10:20:12Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.description.abstract This 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.abstract Ova 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.department Ancient Languages en_US
dc.description.librarian am2022 en_US
dc.description.uri http://www.amha-journal.com/index.php/AMHA/about en_US
dc.identifier.citation Hannu, 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.issn 1334-4366 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1334-6253 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.31952/amha.19.2.1
dc.identifier.uri https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85797
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Croatian Scientific Society for the History of Health en_US
dc.rights Croatian Scientific Society for the History of Health en_US
dc.subject Dietetics en_US
dc.subject Carl Linnaeus en_US
dc.subject Occupational diseases en_US
dc.subject Bernardino Ramazzini en_US
dc.subject Dijetetika en_US
dc.subject Profesionalne bolest en_US
dc.subject.other Humanities articles SDG-03
dc.subject.other SDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.title Morbi artificum - a post-Ramazzinian academic dissertation on occupational diseases by a pupil of Carl von Linné en_US
dc.title.alternative Morbi artificum - akademska disertacija o profesionalnim bolestima ucenika Carla von Linnea u razdoblju nakon Ramazzinija en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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