Matteo Silvatiko ( Latin Matthaeus Silvaticus ; 1285 - 1342) - a medieval physician and botanist.
| Matteo Silvatico | |
|---|---|
| lat Matthaeus silvaticus | |
 Matteo Silvatiko with his students, engraving on the frontispiece of the Opus Pandectarum Medicinae , 1526 edition | |
| Date of Birth | 1285 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | 1342 |
| Scientific field | medicine , botany |
| Place of work | Scuola medica salernitana |
| Known as | founder of the first botanical garden Giardino della Minerva author of Opus Pandectarum Medicinae |
He became most famous as the author of the scientific treatise on medicines “ Opus Pandectarum Medicinae ” which he completed around 1317 . In most cases, herbal medicines , usually herbs , are described in the work. In medieval Europe, the work was very popular, at least eleven editions of the book were published in different countries.
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Biography
Accurate information about the life of Matteo Silvatico has been preserved. Born in the 1280s , probably in northern Italy in Mantua . [1] He lived and worked in southern Italy in Salerno, where he taught at a medical school ( Italian: Scuola medica salernitana ). There he founded the world's first botanical garden "Giardino della Minerva" . He died in about 1342.
Proceedings
- Liber pandectarum medicinae. 1498 , 1541
- Pandecta synonymarum et medicinarum simplicium aggregatarum .
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Links
- Short biography of Silvatico Matteo (Italian)