Lorenzo Campins y Ballester
Appearance
Lorenzo Campins y Ballester (1726 in Palma de Mallorca – February 20, 1785 in Caracas) was a Spanish-born physician, considered to be the founder of the formal studies of modern medicine in Venezuela.[1][2] He studied medicine at the Real y Pontificia Universidad de Gandía (1755). He served as a physician until 1761 when he travelled to Caracas to serve as a faculty member in the Real y Pontificia Universidad de Caracas.
References
[edit]- ^ TEJERINA J. M R (1976). "Andanzas y trabajos del doctor don Lorenzo Campins y Ballester Aventures et travaux du docteur Don Lorenzo Campins y Ballester". Andanzas y trabajos del doctor don Lorenzo Campins y Ballester Aventures et travaux du docteur Don Lorenzo Campins y Ballester (58).
- ^ Straka, Tomás; Mirabal, Guillermo Guzmán; Cáceres, Alejandro E. (2017-12-06). Historical Dictionary of Venezuela. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-5381-0950-2.
Bibliography
[edit]- Guerra, Miguel González (2006). Lorenzo Campins y Ballester: Moisés, Quijote, Apóstol y héroe de la medicina venezolana (ensayo biográfico) (in Spanish). CDCH UCV. ISBN 978-980-00-2338-9.