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IV. EDUCATION AND MENTAL CULTURE IN SWEDEN.
The history of internal Medicine in Sweden is closely linked to that of the
medical colleges. P. Hoffvenius (1630/82) in Uppsala may be designated the
founder of this study with us. 0. Rudbeck, Sen. (1630/1702), worked zealously
for the erection of the first Academic hospital in the kingdom, but it did not
come into existence until 1717. During the 18th century the medical faculty of
UppBala possessed two brilliant teachers and scientists in N. Rosén v. Rosenstein
(1706/73), the father of the pediatric, and K. v. Linné, who, among other
things, affirmed that the maintenance of health depended on good air, sufficient
exercise and sleep, suitable diet, etc., and predictively declared in his doctrine of
»Exanthemata viva» that contagious diseases such as plague, leprosy, consumption,
ague fever etc., are bred in the human system by animalcula, which Linné hoped
in time would be discovered. — In Lund the first professorship of practical
medicine was held by the German polyhistor Kr. Rostius (1620/87). During
the 18th century the most brilliant teacher the faculty possessed wa3 E.
Rosén-Rosenblad (1714/96), highly esteemed both as a physician and a scientist.
Internal medicine dates its
renewal from the beginning of the
nineteenth century, when the philosophical
tendency of thought was thrust aside
by scientific, objective investigation.
At that time Sweden had two
renowned, practical physicians for
internal diseases, namely P. v. Afzelius
(1775/1840), archiater and professor
at Uppsala; and the ingenious E.
Zakarias Munck af Rosentchöld
(1775/1840), professor at Lund, who
made a name for himself by
introducing vaccination and hygienic
improvements into the country. In the
middle of the century the school of
natural philosophy owned, as
mentioned above, yet another
representative in Israel Hwasser (1790/1860),
professor at Uppsala, who was much
in favour on account of his personality.
Magnus Huss (1807/90) opened up
new fields, and in 1838 he
inaugurated at the Seraphim Hospital a
department of clinical medicine for
internal diseases, answering to the
claims of the time. His works on
alco-holismus chronions, inflammation of the
lungs, typhoid fever etc., gained him
European fame and are of lasting value. P. H. Malmsten (1831/83) is known
through his works on chronic Blight’s disease and through the discovery of
diverse disease-breeding parasites. In Uppsala clinical instruction in accordance with
the times was introduced by O. Glas (1812/80), and likewise in Lund by P. E.
Gellerstedt (1815/81). In Stockholm R. Bruzelius (1832/1902) has worked as
a clinical lecturer, and as a scientific author has been treating of laryngo-pathology.
Among the physicians now living, who have contributed considerably to the
development of medical training, and of internal medicine, the following may be
named. P. J. Wising (born 1842) has published his examinations with regard
to nerve complaints and internal diseases; F. W. Warfwinge (born 1834) is
Magnus Huss.
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