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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

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