Adriaan van den Spiegel
Adriaan van den Spiegel (1578 – 1625) was a Flemish anatomist and botanist.
Spiegel practiced medicine in Padua, and is considered one of the great physicians associated with the city. He studied anatomy under Girolamo Fabrici.
Biography
- Born 1578, Brussels
- Died 7 April 1625, Padua
Medical Eponyms
- Spigelian hernia – hernia of the Spiegelian fascia [Hernia de la ligne semilunaire de Spiegel; Spiegel hernia]
- Spiegelian fascia
- Spigelian line – lateral margin of the rectus abdominis muscle [Spiegel’s line; Linea semilunaris]
- Spiegel lobe – caudate lobe of the liver (described previously by Bartolomeo Eustachi)
- Spigelia – genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae with around 60 species
Controversies
- Alternate names: Adrianus Spigelius; Adriani Spigelii; Adriano Spigeli; Spigel; Spieghel; Spiegelius
Major Publications
- Spiegel A. De humani corporis fabrica libri decem. 1627 (Posthumously)
- Spiegel A. Isagoges in rem herbariam libri duo Adrianus Spigelius. 1633 (Posthumously)
- Spiegel A. Adriani Spigelii Bruxellensis. 1645 (Posthumously)
- Spiegel A. Adriani Spigelii Brvxellensis Eqvitis. 1645 (Posthumously)
- Spiegel A. The workes of that famous chirurgion. 1649 (Posthumously by Thomas Johnson)
References
- Marinus, JR. Éloge de A. van den Spieghel: lu dans la séance publique annuelle de l’Académie Royale de Médecine de Belgique, le 29 novembre 1846
- Buttner R, Lee J. De-eponymising anatomical terminology. 2020
- Bibliography. Spiegel, Adriaan van den 1578-1625. WorldCat Identities
