Josephinian Military Academy of Surgery
The lecture theatre in the Josephinum
The Collegium Medico-Chirurgicum Josephinum or Josephinian Military Academy of Surgery (simply Josephinum for short) was an academy of military medicine founded in Vienna by Emperor Joseph II in 1784.[1] In 1874 its functions were transferred to other institutions,[1] and its building now houses the of the Medical University of Vienna.
An image of the building featured on the 1987 issue of the 50 schilling note.
Directors[]
The first director of the Josephinum was the Italian surgeon Giovanni Alessandro Brambilla (1728–1800).[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Academies: Academies of medicine and surgery". Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1 (14 ed.). 1930. p. 85.
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