Fifty Years of Medicine and Surgery
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Fifty Years of Medicine and Surgery is a historical memoir and professional retrospective by American surgeon Franklin H. Martin, chronicling the evolution of medical and surgical practice over half a century.
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| Fifty Years of Medicine and Surgery canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fifty Years of Medicine and Surgery Context triple: [Franklin H. Martin, notableWork, Fifty Years of Medicine and Surgery]
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A.
Bibliotheca Chirurgica
Bibliotheca Chirurgica is a comprehensive 18th-century bibliographical work on surgical literature compiled by the Swiss polymath and physician Albrecht von Haller.
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B.
Book of Questions on Medicine
The Book of Questions on Medicine is a foundational 9th-century medical treatise by Hunayn ibn Ishaq, structured as a didactic series of questions and answers that systematizes Greco-Arabic medical knowledge.
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C.
Letters to a Young Physician
Letters to a Young Physician is a 19th-century medical advice book in which James Jackson offers practical guidance and ethical reflections for early-career doctors.
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D.
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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E.
Observationes medicae
Observationes medicae is a 17th-century collection of medical case histories that became an influential early work in clinical observation and pathology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fifty Years of Medicine and Surgery Target entity description: Fifty Years of Medicine and Surgery is a historical memoir and professional retrospective by American surgeon Franklin H. Martin, chronicling the evolution of medical and surgical practice over half a century.
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A.
Bibliotheca Chirurgica
Bibliotheca Chirurgica is a comprehensive 18th-century bibliographical work on surgical literature compiled by the Swiss polymath and physician Albrecht von Haller.
-
B.
Book of Questions on Medicine
The Book of Questions on Medicine is a foundational 9th-century medical treatise by Hunayn ibn Ishaq, structured as a didactic series of questions and answers that systematizes Greco-Arabic medical knowledge.
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C.
Letters to a Young Physician
Letters to a Young Physician is a 19th-century medical advice book in which James Jackson offers practical guidance and ethical reflections for early-career doctors.
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D.
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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E.
Observationes medicae
Observationes medicae is a 17th-century collection of medical case histories that became an influential early work in clinical observation and pathology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical memoir ⓘ non-fiction work ⓘ professional retrospective ⓘ |
| author | Franklin H. Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
advances in operative techniques
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changes in hospital organization ⓘ changes in medical ethics ⓘ development of medical education ⓘ evolution of medical practice ⓘ evolution of surgical practice ⓘ professionalization of surgery ⓘ |
| documents |
career of Franklin H. Martin
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institutional development in American medicine ⓘ professional organizations in surgery ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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medical history ⓘ |
| hasNonFictionSubject |
history of American surgery
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medical progress over fifty years ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
American surgery
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early 20th-century medicine ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
medical historians
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physicians ⓘ surgeons ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
memoir
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reminiscences ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
history of medicine
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history of surgery ⓘ medical profession ⓘ professional life of Franklin H. Martin ⓘ surgical practice ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person account ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | approximately fifty years ⓘ |
| workOf | Franklin H. Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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