Simon Pallas

Simon Pallas
Born 1694
Berlin, Holy Roman Empire
Died July 24, 1770
Nationality German
Fields Medicine
Surgery
Institutions Collegium medico-chirurgicum
Influenced Peter Simon Pallas
August Friedrich Pallas

Simon Pallas (1694 – July 24, 1770) was a German physician.[1]

Pallas was born in Berlin, where he remained through his life. He was professor of surgery at the Collegium medico-chirurgicum, and first surgeon at the Charité hospital. He was considered a bold surgeon, and wrote a number of textbooks on the subject.

He was the father of famous zoologist and botanist Peter Simon Pallas, and of physician August Friedrich Pallas.

Writings

References

  1. Lammel, H U (November 1994). "[Simon Pallas (1694-1770) and surgical education in Berlin]". Zeitschrift für ärztliche Fortbildung 88 (11): 937–42. PMID 7839718.


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