Palla Ákos szerk.: Az Országos Orvostörténeti Könyvtár közleményei 19. (Budapest, 1960)

prof. dr. Kováts Ferenc: Jean Fernel hatása a gümőkór magyarországi irodalmára

JEAN FERNEL'S INFULENCE UPON THE EARLY LITERATURE ON TUBERCULOSIS Prof. FERENC K O V Á T S, M. D. (Budapest) I

n the XVIth century tragic events took place in Hungary. The defeat at Mohács, the advance of the Turk and the ravages resulting therefrom, the splitting of the country, all this nearly destroyed the nation. It is the more surprising that in spite of all this misery national feeling surged up to the utmost degree at that time. The great waves of the Rinascimento overtook our country too, King Mathias' works and endeavours started to bear fruit, the nation clung to its assets and discovered the beauty of its language. People felt, spoke and started to write in Hungarian. They wanted to take part in the cultural work, to acquire knowledge and to develop the sciences. Means, possibilities and resources were meagre, yet a tremendous surge of willpower, enthusiasm and inspiration, hunger for knowledge and readiness for sacrifices overcame all obstacles. Hundreds of Hungarian students took to the road which led to the universities of Holland, France, Switzerland, Poland and Vienna, though these roads were endless and full of danger. The students were poor but they wanted, above all, to learn. They started out not as beggars but as proud Hungarians. Records from Poland tell us how much they were respected and