Rogerius (physician)
Rogerius (before 1140 – c. 1195), also called Rogerius Salernitanus, Roger Frugard, Roger Frugardi, Roggerio Frugardo, Rüdiger Frutgard and Roggerio dei Frugardi, was a Salernitan surgeon who wrote a work on medicine entitled Practica Chirurgiae ("The Practice of Surgery") around 1180 (sometimes dated earlier to 1170; sometimes later, to 1230). It is also called Chirurgiae Magistri Rogerii ("The Surgery of Master Rogerius").
Rogerius' work is clear, brief, and practical, it is also unburdened with long citations derived from other medical authorities. The work, arranged anatomically and presented according to a
He recommended a dressing of egg-
Rogerius' work maintained the strong tradition of Salerno's medical school, in existence since the ninth century, which pioneered the study of anatomy and surgery.
By the thirteenth century, many European towns were demanding that physicians have several years of study or training before they could practice. Surgery had a lower status than pure medicine, beginning as a craft tradition until Rogerius composed his treatise, which laid the foundation for the species of the occidental surgical manuals, influencing them up to modern times.
References
- ^ "Iv. La Medicina en la Edad Media (Siglos Iv a Xv)". Archived from the original on 2006-02-24. Retrieved 2005-09-26.
- ^ Handerson, Henry Ebenezer; Association, Cleveland Medical Library (1918). Gilbertus Anglicus, medicine, of the thirteenth century. Pub. posthumously for private distribution by the Cleveland medical library association. Retrieved 6 November 2012.[1]
- PMID 12168232.
Further reading
- Leonard D. Rosenman, The Chirurgia of Roger Frugard (2002).
- "History of Medicine - School of Salerno", New Advent website
- BIFULCO M. & CAVALLO P. Archived 2012-10-27 at the Wayback MachineThyroidology in the Medieval Medical School of Salerno, Thyroid, 2007.
- Loudon, Irvine (2002-03-07). Western Medicine: An Illustrated History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199248131. Retrieved 5 December 2012.