Person Kerckring; Theodor (1640 - 1693); anatomist and physician Kerckring Theodor anatomist and physician Theodorus Kerckeringh Kerckerinck Keckringius 1640 - 1693 German Male Free imperial city of Hamburg, [modern day Germany], Europe 1640 1640 Free imperial city of Hamburg, [modern day Germany], Europe 02 November 1693 16931102

Physician Anatomy 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) Parents: Dirk Kerckring and Magaretha Bas Married: Clara Maria van den Enden Additional relatives: father-in-law Francisus van den Enden 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. Fellow 17/01/1678 Sir Joseph Williamson Correspondent to Henry Oldenburg regarding his anatomical researches (1670) 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. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RCN: 47045 RCN: 26816 RCN: 47044 1640 - 2 Nov 1693 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 08/09/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5482 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/71525436 3b7ad1b7-ee9e-425d-8ec0-f5c5d1464d4f