Simon Pallas Explained

Simon Pallas
Caption:Simon Pallas
Birth Date:1694
Birth Place:Berlin, Holy Roman Empire
Death Date:July 24, 1770
Nationality:Prussian
Field:Medicine
Surgery
Work Institutions:Collegium medico-chirurgicum

Simon Pallas (1694 – July 24, 1770) was a Prussian 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.

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