[GREEK PHYSICIAN OF THE SULTAN / PARIS IMPRINT] Φυσιολογikai πραγματεiai / Physiologikai pragmateiai: Upo tou tis sunolou iatrikis didaktoros epitimou tautis kathigitou. Dilphoron epistimonon te kai philologon etairion te kai sullogon, imedapon te kai

SPYRIDON MAVROGENIS, (The physician of Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire), (1817-?).

Ek Tis Typographias "O Aesthir", Paris, [ca. 1890].

COMPLETE TITLE: [GREEK PHYSICIAN OF THE SULTAN / PARIS IMPRINT] Φυσιολογikai πραγματεiai: Υπό του της συνολού ιατρικής διδάκτορος επιτιμου ταύτης καθηγητού / Physiologikai pragmateiai: Upo tou tis sunolou iatrikis didaktoros epitimou tautis kathigitou. Dilphoron epistimonon te kai philologon etairion te kai sullogon, imedapon te kai allodapon epitimou melous i proedrou... Tis autou A. Megaleiotitos tou Soultanou.

Original wrappers. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Modern Greek. 244 p. Some stains on margins, spine slightly loosened, with minor marginal chippings on the pages. An untrimmed and unopened copy, in good condition.

First and only Greek edition of this rare medical book, printed in Paris, on physiology by Mavrogenis. He was one of the most influential professors of medicine at the Constantinople Medical School, where he taught internal medicine.

In this book, Mavrogenis clearly presents the state of the art in physiology at the time, distinguishes between physiology and psychology in terms of their methodologies, and offers an accurate description of the contemporary views on the "Brain-Mind Problem" (George Anogianakis, Reflections of Western Thinking on Nineteenth Century Ottoman Thought: A Critique of the 'Hard-Problem' by Spyridon Mavrogenis, a Nineteenth Century Physiologist).

Spyridon Mavrogenis, a prominent Phanariot Greek doctor, played a key role in the medical field of the Ottoman Empire during the 19th century. He served as the personal physician to Sultan Abdul Hamid II. His lineage traced back to the Mavrogenis family, who were of Venetian heritage. Mavrogenis's father passed away when he was young, prompting him to live with his uncle, Ioannis Mavrogenis, in Vienna, where his uncle served as the chargé d'affaires for the Ottoman mission.

Mavrogenis initially studied at the Chalcis Commercial School and later attended medical studies in Vienna from 1835 to 1843. After completing his studies, he worked as an auxiliary doctor in a city-owned hospital in Vienna. Returning to Constantinople in 1845, Mavrogenis served as a doctor at the Artillery Hospital and, in 1848, became a professor at the Imperial Medical School. He initially taught hygiene and later pathology, advocating for the use of French as the medium of instruction. In addition to his professional achievements, Mavrogenis was involved in the cultural sphere, hosting meetings of the Greek Literary Society at his home starting in 1861.

OCLC locates only two copies (261976425) at Stanford University Lane Medical Library and Utrecht University Library, both with 317 pages. However, our presented copy has 244 pages, with "Telos" [i.e., Finish], and is complete without missing pages.