Antall József szerk.: Orvostörténeti közlemények 89-91. (Budapest, 1980)

KISEBB KÖZLEMÉNYEK - ELŐADÁSOK - Benedek Jaszmann, László: Hendrik van Deventer (1651—1724) a németalföldi szülészet alapvetője (angol nyelven)

This was also the time of the church reformation and contrareformation, a time of an evolution in the sense of freedom in religious and democratic principles. In spite of the dangers of political and religious quarrels the Federal Republic was expanding to a powerful nation with a powerful navy. With high standard of living the scientific Fig. I life prospered too, this was also the time when there was a huge development in the art and crafts. Famous painters like Rembrandt and his contemporaries, craftsmen organized in guilds, army and navy made the relatively small Federal Republic an important nation of this time. In this rather precarious time lived Hendrik van Deventer. He was born in Leiden on the 16th March 1651. His parents moved very soon after his birth to the Hague