Philipp Franz von Siebold and His Era

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. Introduction

   • Th. Berchem

   Pages 1-3

3. Prerequisites for the Reintegration of Surgery into Academic Medicine Before 1850

   • A. Thiede, A. Berglehner, G. Keil

   Pages 5-36

4. Karl Kaspar von Siebold

   • G. Keil

   Pages 37-45

5. Karl Kaspar von Siebold and Anatomy in Würzburg

   • G. Keil

   Pages 47-61

6. Philipp Franz von Siebold’s Youth in Würzburg (1796–1820)

   • W. Dettelbacher

   Pages 63-70

7. Siebold as a Surgeon, Physician and Medical Teacher in Japan

   • S. Hiki, Y. Hiki

   Pages 71-82

8. On the Trail of the Siebold Family in Würzburg

   • U. Beireis, W. Klein-Langner

   Pages 83-94

9. Philipp Franz von Siebold and His Influence on the Cultural Development of Japan

   • M. Miyasaka

   Pages 95-99

10. The Activities of Philipp Franz von Siebold During His Second Stay in Japan, Particularly His Diplomatic Activities in Nagasaki, Yokohama and Edo

    • N. Kutsuzawa

    Pages 101-117

11. Siebold the Research Manager

    • H. Beukers

    Pages 119-126

12. German Medicine in Japan

    • G. Keil

    Pages 127-134

13. German Physicians in Japan: Personal, Medical and Cultural Characteristics

    • E. Kraas

    Pages 135-147

14. The Relationship Between Japan and Germany in Medicine: Mutual Stimulation

    • E. Deltz

    Pages 149-160

15. History, Present State and Future Perspectives of European-Japanese Cooperation in Culture, Economy and Science

    • J. Kreiner

    Pages 161-182

16. The Siebold Palais in Würzburg, a Memorial and Visionary Place

    • A. Berglehner, W. Klein-Langner, A. Thiede

    Pages 183-185

17. Philipp Franz von Siebold and His Era — Future Perspectives: Academic Cooperation and Exchange Between the Medical Faculties of the Universities of Würzburg and Leiden and Nagasaki University Medical School

    • K. Wilms

    Pages 187-193

18. Closing Remarks

    • T. Ikeda

    Pages 195-195

19. Remarks on the Future

    • S. Nagataki

    Pages 197-197

The Dutch East Indian Company was founded about 400 years ago, and in 1641 the artificial island of Dejima in the port of Nagasaki became its base. This island represented the only bridge between Japan, at that time in self-isolation, and the European countries, the Netherlands in particular. The physician and surgeon Philipp Franz von Siebold, born in Würzburg in 1796, was appointed as factory doctor of the Dutch East Indian Company in Dejima and, later on, he made history as the scientific discoverer of Japan for the Western world. His grandfather Karl Kaspar von Siebold was the first real university surgeon in Würzburg from 1796 until 1807, and was "the prominent surgeon of Southern Germany". In commemoration of Philipp Franz von Siebold, his 200th birthday and the developments introduced by him were celebrated by various events in Nagasaki and Würzburg in 1996. The present volume casts spotlights on medicine and surgery during this time, his achievements, and his surroundings, as well as on modern developments and the relationship between Europe and Japan.

• Philipp Franz von Siebold
• anatomy
• base
• birth
• development
• fat
• medicine
• research
• surgery

• Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

  Arnulf Thiede

• Institut für Geschichte der Medizin, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

  Gundolf Keil

• Kitasato University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan

  Yoshiki Hiki

Policies and ethics