An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

16077 entries, 14165 authors and 1948 subjects. Updated: May 6, 2025

MECKEL, Johann Friedrich

6 entries
  • 314

Beyträge zur vergleichenden Anatomie. 2 vols. in 3.

Leipzig: C. H. Reclam, 1808 – 1812.

Digital facsimile facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.



Subjects: COMPARATIVE ANATOMY
  • 984

Ueber die Divertikel am Darmkanal.

Arch. Physiol. (Halle), 9, 421-53., 1809.

“Meckel’s diverticulum”.



Subjects: ANATOMY › 19th Century, GASTROENTEROLOGY › Anatomy & Physiology of Digestion
  • 534.56

Handbuch der pathologischen Anatomie. 2 vols.

Halle: Carl Heinrich Reclam, 1812 – 1816.

Meckel classified malformations systematically, on the basis of altered developmental mechanisms, basing his work on embryology. See No. 2284.



Subjects: PATHOLOGY, TERATOLOGY
  • 407

Handbuch der menschlichen Anatomie. 4 vols.

Halle, 1815 – 1820.


Subjects: ANATOMY › 19th Century
  • 2284

Tabulae anatomico-pathologicae. 4 pts.

Leipzig: I. F. Gleditsch, 1817 – 1826.

Meckel’s work on embryology brought a better understanding of congenital malformations, which had previously been attributed by many to supernatural influence. This work illustrates a number of anomalies and other diseases. It is a supplement to his Handbuch der pathologischen Anatomie. See No. 534.56.



Subjects: PATHOLOGY, TERATOLOGY
  • 318

System der vergleichenden Anatomie. 6 vols.

Halle: Renger, 1821 – 1833.

Meckel is considered the greatest comparative anatomist before Johannes Müller. Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust Digital Library at this link.



Subjects: COMPARATIVE ANATOMY