Francisco Antônio de Sampaio: From surgeon to man of science (Town of Cachoeira, Bahia, c. 1780)

Authors

  • Lorelai Kury Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • André Nogueira Doutor em História das Ciências e da Saúde (COC/FIOCRUZ, 2013). Programa de Pós-doutorado Nota 10 – FAPERJ/FIOCRUZ

Abstract

This paper discusses Francisco Antonio de Sampaio’s scientific and medical practices. He was a surgeon who worked as a doctor and a naturalist at Vila de Cachoeira, in Bahia. He was charged by Protomedicato with illegal practice of medicine. The article analyzes his correspondence with the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon as well as the manuscripts he sent to that institution between 1783 and 1793. Sampaio’s scientific endeavor aimed to place him as a qualified author of the Republic of Sciences in Portugal and Brazil.

Keywords: natural history, Francisco Antonio de Sampaio, history of medicine, history of surgery.

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Published

2018-12-30

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2018): November/December

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Dossier

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