Marko Gerbec
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Marko Gerbec | |
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| Born | 24 October 1658 |
| Died | 9 March 1718 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | Carniolan |
| Known for | first description of Adams–Stokes syndrome |
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| Fields | physician, scientist |
Marko Gerbec (24 October 1658 – 9 March 1718; Latinized: Marcus Gerbezius) was a Carniolan physician and scientist, notable as the founder of modern medicine among the Slovenes and for the first description of Adams–Stokes syndrome. It was published in 1717 and, 44 years after its publication, it was quoted by Giovanni Battista Morgagni.[1]
Early life and education
Marko Gerbec was born in
Jesuit college in Ljubljana (Laibach), he studied with the help of a government scholarship—first philosophy in Laibach (now Ljubljana), then medicine in Vienna. Just a few days before the arrival of the Ottoman Army at Vienna in 1683, he left the city for Padua. He finished his studies in 1684 at Bologna. One of his professors there was Marcello Malpighi
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Work and recognitions
Gerbec was an internationally recognized physician. In 1688, he became a member of the German Padua.[1]
References
External links
Media related to Marko Gerbec at Wikimedia Commons
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