Tag: # Carl Linnaeus

Here I present: Carl Linnaeus, Genera Morborum, 1759 & Comparative Nosologies. A historical and comparative analysis of 18th–19th century systems of disease classification within the intellectual lineage of natural philosophy, taxonomy, and early medical science. 1. Introduction: Linnaeus and the Medical Taxonomic Project (1707–1778) is widely recognized for his botanical taxonomy, yet his medical classification … Continue reading Carl Linnaeus’ “Genera Morborum”, 1759 & Comparative Nosologies.

INTRODUCTION.  The scientific classification of disease, calling nosology – aimed at distinguishing healthy tissue from unhealthy tissue, one illness from another illness – began at the autopsy table with dissection, examination, and identification of abnormalities of organs and tissues visible to the naked eye. ONTOLOGIES FOR DISEASE CLASSIFICATION. The first modern medical classification that can … Continue reading Carl Linnaeus, “Genera Morborum (Varieties of Disease)”, 1759. PART THREE (III).