Annals of medical history . gister). Inthe Middle Ages, the Medicinae Doctorescalled themselves Magistri in medicinaand the Deans of the Paris Medical Fac-ulty retained this ancient title long after ithad been abandoned by the medical pro-fession. Felix Qui Potuit is the begin-ning of a passage in Virgils The reverse shows the usual three storksof the Paris Medical Faculty. Patin ischiefly known by his Letlres, which werepublished in 1713. He was not an originatorof new ideas,—he even opposed Harveysgreat discovery,—but he was a man of anindependent mind, he despised the hollow-ness
Annals of medical history . gister). Inthe Middle Ages, the Medicinae Doctorescalled themselves Magistri in medicinaand the Deans of the Paris Medical Fac-ulty retained this ancient title long after ithad been abandoned by the medical pro-fession. Felix Qui Potuit is the begin-ning of a passage in Virgils The reverse shows the usual three storksof the Paris Medical Faculty. Patin ischiefly known by his Letlres, which werepublished in 1713. He was not an originatorof new ideas,—he even opposed Harveysgreat discovery,—but he was a man of anindependent mind, he despised the hollow-ness and formalism of his time and merci-lessly exposed the weaknesses of his con-temporaries. Felix qui potuit rcrum cognoscere causasAtque mctus omnes et inexorabile fatumSubjecit pedibus, strepitumque Achcrontis avari. The five Deans who succeeded Patin re-verted to the old custom of placing theircoats of arms on the obverse of their Morand, who was Dean from 1662to 1664, again placed his own effigy on the. obverse of his jeton. From now on the je-tons regularly show the image of the re-tiring Dean, and the coat of arms of theMedical Faculty on the reverse is frequent-ly replaced by other designs. Francois Le Vignon was Dean from 1664to 1666. The obverse of his jeton bears theinscription: M* Fr. Le Vignon. Con- dEs-et Doien. As he carries the title Con-seiller detat, Moehsen2 supposes that hewas body physician to the queen. The re-verse of the medal shows a bare arm thrustforth from the clouds, the hand throttlingthree serpents. The legend is: Contero Mon-stra. This refers to the decree of the FrenchParliament of 1666 which decided the long
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