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Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic (2015)

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‘A meteor of spirit, science, talent and activity’ – thus Goethe described Petrus Camper (1722-1789). Goethe’s words contain all the elements that make Camper such a fascinating figure in the history of science and arts in the eighteenth-century Dutch Republic. This volume sheds new light on Camper’s versatility, engagement, and charisma in all fields and disciplines he ventured into and published on. It not only addresses his scientific activities, findings, and opinions, but also delves into his careers at the universities of Franeker, Amsterdam, and Groningen, his travels, relationships, friendships, and feuds, as well as the ways he communicated his wide-ranging research. Eleven case studies illustrate Camper’s views on eighteenth-century life and society, which motivated not just his scientific, but also his political, societal, literary, and artistic practice. Together they amount to a plea for an integration of all aspects of his scholarly life and persona.

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Review Kelly J. Whitmer (2016) Review of "Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 844-845). unapi

Includes Chapters

Chapter Miriam Claude Meijer (2015) Bones, law and order, in Amsterdam. Petrus Camper’s morphological insights. In: Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic (pp. 187-214). unapi

Chapter Bart Ramakers (2015) To be read tastefully and fruitfully. Petrus Camper as a public scientist. In: Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic (pp. 153-186). unapi

Chapter Wessel Krul (2015) A slight correction. Petrus Camper on the visual arts. In: Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic (pp. 215-242). unapi

Chapter Andrew Cunningham (2015) Petrus (‘Peter’) Camper. A Dutchman in the medical world of eighteenth-century England. In: Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic (pp. 111-128). unapi

Chapter Goffe Jensma (2015) ‘Aut bene, aut non’. Petrus Camper as a Frisian regent. In: Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic (pp. 43-74). unapi

Chapter Reinhard Hildebrand (2015) Petrus Camper in his relationship to Samuel Thomas Soemmerring and other German scientists of the Goethezeit. In: Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic (pp. 129-152). unapi

Chapter Klaas van Berkel; Bart Ramakers (2015) Petrus Camper in context. An introduction. In: Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic (pp. 9-16). unapi

Chapter Pieter Caljé (2015) Petrus Camper and the demise of the Franeker academy. In: Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic (pp. 17-42). unapi

Chapter Paul van de Akker (2015) Petrus Camper on natural design and the beauty of Apollo’s profile. In: Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic (pp. 243-274). unapi

Chapter Freek Schmidt (2015) A passion for architecture. Petrus Camper and the Groningen town hall. In: Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic (pp. 275-308). unapi

Chapter Klaas van Berkel (2015) Petrus Camper and the limits of the Enlightenment. In: Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic (pp. 75-90). unapi

Chapter Jacob van Sluis (2015) Mutual affairs. Petrus Camper as seen by his friend François Hemsterhuis. In: Petrus Camper in Context: Science, the Arts, and Society in the Eighteenth-Century Dutch Republic (pp. 91-110). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Baldassarri, Fabrizio
Vincenti, Denise
Beneduce, Chiara
Devriese, Lisa
Enrico Crivellato
Wood, Paul B.
Concepts
Physiology
Anatomy
Medicine
Philosophy
Pathology
Zoology
Time Periods
18th century
17th century
Renaissance
Medieval
19th century
Early modern
Places
Europe
Italy
Scotland
Netherlands
Greece
Germany
Institutions
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne
Royal Society of London
Accademia del Cimento, Florence
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