Authorised form of name | Kerckring; Theodor (1640 - 1693); anatomist and physician |
Other forms of name | Theodorus |
Other forms of surname | Kerckeringh |
Kerckerinck |
Keckringius |
Dates | 1640 - 1693 |
Nationality | German |
Place of birth | Free imperial city of Hamburg, [modern day Germany], Europe |
Date of birth | 1640 |
Place of death | Free imperial city of Hamburg, [modern day Germany], Europe |
Date of death | 02 November 1693 |
Occupation | Physician |
Research field | Anatomy |
Activity | Education: Brought up in Amsterdam, Netherlands; pupil, with Benedict Spinoza, of Franciscus van den Enden; Leyden (MD) Career: Practised in Amsterdam; dissected over 70 foetuses; converted to Roman Catholicism; left Amsterdam and travelled in Italy (1675-1678); Resident of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in Hamburg (1678-death) |
Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 17/01/1678 |
Proposer | Sir Joseph Williamson |
Other Royal Society activity | Correspondent to Henry Oldenburg regarding his anatomical researches (1670) |
Relationships | Parents: Dirk Kerckring and Magaretha Bas Married: Clara Maria van den Enden Additional relatives: father-in-law Francisus van den Enden |
PublishedWorks | RCN: 47045 RCN: 26816 RCN: 47044 |
OtherInfo | Kerckring's most well-known work was his 'Spicilegium Anatomicum' (1670), in which he described and illustrated a variety of anatomical deformities and diseases. He discovered an ossicle, which is still called Kercking's ossicle or process. His observations and illustrations were considered significant contributions to the field at the time. He counted Danish anatomist Niels Steensen and Dutch anatomist Frederik Ruysch amongst his acquaintances. |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; BIB; Hirsch Nicholls, A. 1940. 'Theodore Kerckring and his 'Spicilegium Anatomicum'', in The Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 42(5), pp. 480-483 Patel, M et al. 2019. 'Theodor Kerckring (1638-1693) and his contributions to describnig fetal development and craniospinal malformations', in Child's Nervous System, vol. 35, pp. 199-200 Notes: BIB gives place of birth as Amsterdam, Hirsch as Hamburg. |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/71525436 |
Code | NA5482 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
LBO/8/14 | Copy letter from Theodor Kerckringius, Hamburg | 4 February 1678 |
EL/K/6 | Letter, from Theodorus Kerckrin to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Amsterdam | 1670 |