Étienne François Geoffroy to Hans Sloane – February 7, 1700
Item info
Date: February 7, 1700 Author: Étienne François Geoffroy Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037 Folio: ff. 370-371
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Language
French
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Collections, Library, Medical, Scholarship, Travel
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Subjects
Arabia, Collecting, Egypt, Greece, Natural History, Plants
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Date (as written)
February 7, 1700
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Paris
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Others mentioned
Abbe Jean Paul Bignon Pierre Bonnet Bourdelot Andre Gundelsheimer Joseph Pitton de Tournefort Monsieur Cassini
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Patients mentioned
Unnamed
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Transcription
Geoffroy details Tournefort’s travel plans, which include stops in Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt and Arabia. Tournefort will study the natural history and plants of each country. Etienne Francois Geoffroy (1672-1731) was an apothecary and physician who studied at Montpellier, like Sloane, and worked at the Jardin du Roi and College Royal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etienne_Francois_Geoffroy).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed
Gender:
Age: -
Description
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Diagnosis
Dropsy
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Abcess occasionally being drained.
Response: -
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Medical problem reference
Dropsy