ANDRY, Nicolas (1658 – 1742)
1658 – 1742
2 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1700
#2448.2
De la géneration des vers dans le corps de l’homme.
The first medical parasitology text– an exhaustive study of the parasites of man, the diseases associated with them and their treatment. Andry’s views were often ahead of his time. Unlike most of his contemporaries, h…
1741
#4301
L’orthopédie ou l’art de prévenir et de corriger dans les enfans, les difformités du corps. 2 vols.
The first book specifically on orthopedics, which term Andry himself introduced. He advised attention to proper posture in the prevention and correction of spinal curvature; he had a practical knowledge of body mechan…