Aphorismi de cognoscendis et curandis morbis
E391756
Aphorismi de cognoscendis et curandis morbis is a seminal 18th-century medical textbook by Herman Boerhaave that systematically presents diagnostic and therapeutic principles in aphoristic form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aphorismi de cognoscendis et curandis morbis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3814421 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aphorismi de cognoscendis et curandis morbis Context triple: [Herman Boerhaave, notableWork, Aphorismi de cognoscendis et curandis morbis]
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A.
Observationes medicae
Observationes medicae is a 17th-century collection of medical case histories that became an influential early work in clinical observation and pathology.
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B.
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae is a comprehensive 18th-century medical bibliography and reference work compiled by Swiss physician and polymath Albrecht von Haller, cataloging and evaluating contemporary medical literature.
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C.
The Canon of Medicine
The Canon of Medicine is a seminal 11th-century medical encyclopedia by Avicenna that systematized Greco-Arabic medical knowledge and served as a standard medical text in both the Islamic world and Europe for centuries.
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D.
De remediis utriusque fortunae
De remediis utriusque fortunae is a 14th-century moral-philosophical dialogue by Francesco Petrarca that offers guidance on coping wisely with both good and bad fortune.
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E.
Bibliotheca Chirurgica
Bibliotheca Chirurgica is a comprehensive 18th-century bibliographical work on surgical literature compiled by the Swiss polymath and physician Albrecht von Haller.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aphorismi de cognoscendis et curandis morbis Target entity description: Aphorismi de cognoscendis et curandis morbis is a seminal 18th-century medical textbook by Herman Boerhaave that systematically presents diagnostic and therapeutic principles in aphoristic form.
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A.
Observationes medicae
Observationes medicae is a 17th-century collection of medical case histories that became an influential early work in clinical observation and pathology.
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B.
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae is a comprehensive 18th-century medical bibliography and reference work compiled by Swiss physician and polymath Albrecht von Haller, cataloging and evaluating contemporary medical literature.
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C.
The Canon of Medicine
The Canon of Medicine is a seminal 11th-century medical encyclopedia by Avicenna that systematized Greco-Arabic medical knowledge and served as a standard medical text in both the Islamic world and Europe for centuries.
-
D.
De remediis utriusque fortunae
De remediis utriusque fortunae is a 14th-century moral-philosophical dialogue by Francesco Petrarca that offers guidance on coping wisely with both good and bad fortune.
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E.
Bibliotheca Chirurgica
Bibliotheca Chirurgica is a comprehensive 18th-century bibliographical work on surgical literature compiled by the Swiss polymath and physician Albrecht von Haller.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century book
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medical textbook ⓘ medical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Herman Boerhaave’s clinical teaching
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Leiden University ⓘ
linked to:
University of Leiden
|
| author | Herman Boerhaave ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| describedAs | seminal medical textbook ⓘ |
| field |
internal medicine
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medicine ⓘ |
| focus |
systematic presentation of diagnostic principles
ⓘ
systematic presentation of therapeutic principles ⓘ |
| format | aphoristic ⓘ |
| genre | medical aphorisms ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Enlightenment
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linked to:
Age of Enlightenment
|
| impact | standard reference for 18th-century physicians ⓘ |
| influenced | 18th-century medical education ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hippocratic aphorisms
ⓘ
linked to:
Hippocratic Corpus
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| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
clinical medicine
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diagnosis ⓘ pathology ⓘ therapy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of diagnosis and treatment
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systematic clinical reasoning ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| structure | short aphorisms ⓘ |
| subjectOf | history of medicine scholarship ⓘ |
| teaches |
bedside clinical observation
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principles of prognosis ⓘ rational therapeutics ⓘ symptom-based diagnosis ⓘ |
| usedAs | textbook for medical students ⓘ |
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