Disputing Medicine: Medical Dissertations at the Academy of Turku (1640–1828)

Projektinformationen

MedDis

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 101025811

DOI

10.3030/101025811

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 13 April 2021

Startdatum 1 Januar 2022

Enddatum 31 Dezember 2023

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Gesamtkosten

€ 186 167,04

EU-Beitrag

€ 186 167,04

Koordiniert durch

UNIVERSITAET INNSBRUCK
Austria

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - MedDis (Disputing Medicine: Medical Dissertations at the Academy of Turku (1640–1828))

Berichtszeitraum: 2022-01-01 bis 2023-12-31

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

The MedDis project aims to examine the transformation of medical dissertations at the Royal Academy of Turku (Finland) from 1640 to 1828. It addresses the lack of comprehensive understanding of how dissertations evolved as a genre during the early modern period. By focusing on a specific category of dissertations and leveraging digital tools (Transkribus platform), the project aims to shed light on the development of scientific discourse and knowledge transmission in early modern Europe. Through cataloging, transcribing, and analyzing these dissertations, the project contributes to filling the gaps in our understanding of historical scientific communication and lays the groundwork for broader studies on dissertations across different institutions and disciplines.

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

The project catalogued and transcribed medical dissertations from the Royal Academy of Turku (1640-1828) into a digital database. The analysis of these dissertations provided insights into the evolution of medical education and the evolution of the dissertation genre. Publications resulting from the project include a book chapter on 'Latin as the language of science', an article on medical nosology (submitted: Johan Haartman’s Sciagraphia morborum and the transmission of nosological knowledge in early modern Europe), and a digital humanities paper to be submitted to Open Science Europe (Tracking references in early modern dissertations with Transkribus).

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

By cataloguing, transcribing, and analyzing these dissertations, the project contributed to filling the gaps in our understanding of historical scientific communication and laid the groundwork for broader studies on dissertation genres across different institutions and disciplines. Furthermore, it resulted in the ongoing refinement of a novel Transkribus model designed to identify specific textual elements in early modern printed texts.

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