Frederik Ruysch.

Frederik Ruysch (March 23, 1638 — February 22, 1731) was a Dutch botanist and anatomist, remembered for his developments in anatomical preservation and the creation of dioramas or scenes incorporating human parts. Download high resolution version (962x1082, 322 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (962x1082, 322 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... Pinguicula grandiflora Example of a Cross Section of a Stem [1] Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... Human heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ... A diorama is any of the two display devices mentioned below. ...

Frederik Ruysch was born in The Hague as the son of a minor government functionary. Fascinated by anatomy he started to study at the university in Leiden, graduating in 1664 under Franciscus Sylvius. He married the daughter of a Dutch architect, named Pieter Post. Ruysch became praelector of the Amsterdam surgeon's guild the following year and a professor at the Athenaeum Illustre. In 1668 he was made the chief instructor to the city's midwives. In 1679 he was appointed as a forensic advisor to the Amsterdam courts and in 1685 as a lecturer in botany in the Botanical Garden. Ruysch came to recognition with his proof of valves in the lymphatic system and the Vomeronasal organ in snakes. Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Area (2006)  - Municipality 98. ... Leyden redirects here. ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... Franciscus Sylvius (1614-1672), also known as Franz De Le Boe, was a German physician and scientist (chemist, physiologist and anatomist) and professor of medicine at the University of Leyden. ... Pieter Post (Born 1608-Died 1669) was a Dutch architect, painter, printmaker. ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... “Surgeon” redirects here. ... A guild is an association of craftspeople in a particular trade. ... Buildings of the University of Amsterdam. ... 1668 (MDCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... // Midwifery is the term traditionally used to describe the art of assisting a woman through childbirth. ... Pinguicula grandiflora Example of a Cross Section of a Stem [1] Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... Inside the United States Botanic Garden Inside the Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden (Brazil), 1890 Botanical gardens (in Latin, hortus botanicus) grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes, but also for the enjoyment and education of visitors, a consideration that has become essential to... These water valves are operated by handles. ... The human lymphatic system The lymphatic system is a complex network of lymphoid organs, lymph nodes, lymph ducts, lymphatic tissues, lymph capillaries and lymph vessels that produce and transport lymph fluid from tissues to the circulatory system. ... The vomeronasal organ (VNO) or Jacobsons organ is an auxiliary olfactory sense organ in some tetrapods. ...

His chief skill was in anatomy and in the preparation and preservation of specimens in a secret liquor balsamicum. His daughter Rachel Ruysch, later a painter of still lifes, helped him to decorate the collection with flowers and sometimes lace. In 1697 Peter the Great visited Ruysch in his house, where all the specimen were exposed in five rooms for the public. He told Peter how to catch butterflies and how to preserve them. They had a common interest in lizards. Human heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ... Rachel Ruysch, Still Life of Flowers (1689) Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750) was a Dutch artist who specialized in still-life paintings of flowers. ... Lace appliqué and bow at the bust-line of a nightgown. ... Superfamilies and families Superfamily Hedyloidea: Hedylidae Superfamily Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae Superfamily Papilionoidea: Papilionidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Riodinidae A butterfly is an insect of the order Lepidoptera. ... For other uses, see Lizard (disambiguation). ...

Just like Albertus Seba, Ruysch sold his "repository of curiosities" in 1717 to Peter the Great for a reported 30,000 guilders, including the secret of the liquor. Ruysch refused to help when everything had to be labelled and shipped. He immediately began anew and after his death this collection was sold to August the Strong. While some of his preserved collections remain, none of his scenes have survived. They are only known through a number of engravings, notably those by Cornelius Huyberts. Frederik Ruysch published together with Herman Boerhaave. Albertus Seba (1665-1736) was a Zoologist who published an early Thesaurus of animal specimens. ... Peter the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич Pyotr I Alekse`yevich, Пётр Великий Pyotr Veli`kiy) (9 June 1672 – 8 February 1725 [30 May 1672–28 January 1725 O.S.][1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his... Guilder is the English translation of gulden, (old) Dutch for golden. The gulden originated as a gold coin (hence the name) but has been a common name for a silver or base metal coin for some centuries. ... Reign From 1697, until 1706 and from 1709, until February 1, 1733 Elected In 1697 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On September 15, 1697 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Wettin Parents John George III Wettin Anne Sophie Consorts  ? Children August III Sas Maurice... Herman Boerhaave (December 31, 1668 - September 23, 1738) was a Dutch humanist and physician of European fame. ...

External links

• Short biography, with a good bibliography
• http://www.zymoglyphic.org/exhibits/ruysch.html
• http://www1.medizin.uni-halle.de/iaz/meckel/start.htm