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Key facts
- Born
- c. 25 BC
- Died
- c. 50 AD (aged roughly 75)
- Occupation
- Encyclopaedist
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Notable work
- De medicina
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- Portret van Aulus Cornelius Celsus, RP-P-1908-2809.jpg
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- time period
- Roman Empire
- praenomen
- Aulus
- name in native language
- A. Cornelius Celsus
- gens
- Cornelia gens
- Commons category
- Aulus Cornelius Celsus
- date of birth
- 0025-00-00
- date of death
- 0050-00-00
- writing language
- Latin
- floruit
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Works in European collections
30 objects attributed to Aulus Cornelius Celsus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Aur. Cornelii of Medicina Libri Octo ad editionem patavinam quam anno DMCCL. Vulpius dedit and nuperiorem lipsiensem, nunc cura Alberti von Haller denuo editi. Indicem auctiorem reddidit P. R. Vicat M. D.... tomus I
Aur. Cornelii of Medicina Libri Octo ad editionem patavinam quam anno DMCCL. Vulpius dedit and nuperiorem lipsiensem, nunc cura Alberti von Haller denuo editi. Indicem auctiorem reddidit P. R. Vicat M. D.... tomus II
Aurelii Cornelii Celsi, De arte medica libri octo, multis in locis iam emendatiores longe, quam unquam antea, editi. Gulielmi Pantini Tiletani... amplissimi atque eruditissimi in duos quidem priores libros commentarii, & in reliquos annotationes breviores
A. Cornelii Celsi of Re Medica liber octavus. ejus priora quartet Capita Commentariis illustrata a Petro Paaw
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Encyclopedic overview
Aulus Cornelius Celsus (c. 25 BC – c. 50 AD) was a Roman encyclopedist, known for his extant medical work, De Medicina (On Medicine), which is believed to be the only surviving section of a much larger encyclopedia. The De Medicina is a primary source on diet, pharmacy, surgery and related fields, and it is one of the best sources concerning medical knowledge in the Roman world. The lost portions of his encyclopedia likely included volumes on agriculture, law, rhetoric, and military arts. He made contributions to the classification of human skin disorders in dermatology, such as myrmecia, and his name is often found in medical terminology regarding the skin, e.g., kerion celsi and area celsi. He is also the namesake of Paracelsus (lit. Above Celsus), a great Swiss alchemist and physician prevalent in the Medical Renaissance.
Life
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