„Човекът в сравнение с другите животни“ – удивително творение на възрожденската ни натурфилософска мисъл
“Man in Comparison with Other Animals”: A Remarkable Work of Nature Philosophy from the Time of the Bulgarian Revival

Summary/Abstract: Man in Comparison with Other Animals was the first Bulgarian textbook on human and animal anatomy and physiology; it comprises sections on chemistry, behavioural biology, therapeutic strategies and methods, nutrition and also offers veterinary advices. The author was educated in the prestigious Medical School in Wurzburg and specialized surgery and general medicine in leading European clinics in Paris, Wien and Berlin. He aimed to significantly expand the knowledge of Bulgarian secondary school students on the above-mentioned subjects after 1870 in order to improve the education, health habits and social practices of his countrymen.

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