Jean Desjardins
Jean Desjardins | |
|---|---|
| Died | aprox. 1547-1549 |
| Other names | Ioannes Hortensius |
| Occupations | Royal physician, professor, dean |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Galen |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 16th century |
| Discipline | Medicine |
| Institutions | University of Paris Faculty of Medicine |
| Doctoral students | Jean Tagault |
Jean Desjardins (in Latin Ioannes Hortensius, died circa 1547–1549), born near Laon,[1] France, was a French physician, academic and royal doctor from the 16th century. He was a member of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Paris, where he acted as a doctor and later on as a dean. He is recorded as having been a royal doctor for King Francis I of France.
Name
Desjardins' Latinized name, Ioannes Hortensius, derives from the french surname "Desjardins", which means "of the gardens". Humanists scholars at the time had the practice of translating their vernacular names to Latin, and often were known by and published under these names.
Career
Jean Desjardins held the position of doctor regent at the Faculty of Medicine of Paris, and then acted as a dean.[2]
He was associated with the royal court as the physician of King Francis I. It is mentioned in The Universal Dictionary of Biography and Mythology[1]:
"(...) became one of the physicians of Francis I., and had so great a reputation that it was believed he could cure all diseases, provided the fatal hour had not arrived. Some punster applied to him this proverb "Contra vim mortis, non est medicamen in hortis." " The proverb can be interpreted as "Against the power of death, there is no remedy in the gardens (even in the hands of Hortensius).", hense why it is considered a rhyming pun with his name.
He was the dean at the Faculty of Medicine of Paris at the time Jean Tagault got his doctorate (1524).[3] He understood greek perfectly and strongly encouraged his students to study this language, this way they could consult the original texts of Galen. He donated a Greek edition of Galen's work to the faculty library.[4]
Family
His father, also named Jean Desjardins, was captain of the castle of Le Hamel, and his mother was Charlotte Waudin. He was married to Jeanne Bourdin at 1520, with whom he had seven children; and later on with Marie Le Tellier, with whom he had more four children. One of his sons with Jeanne also inherited his name, Jean Desjardins[4].
References
- ^ a b Thomas, Joseph (1887). The universal dictionary of biography and mythology. Wellcome Library. London : J.S. Virtue. p. 752.
- ^ Firmin Didot, Ambroise, ed. (1855). "Desjardins (Jean)". Nouvelle biographie universelle depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'a nos jours (in French). Vol. 13. Paris: Fermin Didot, frères. p. 833-834. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Biesbrouck, Maurits; Goddeeris, Theodoor; Steeno, Omer (2017-01-01). "Jean Tagault (c. 1486–1546), professor heelkunde in Parijs, plagiator van Vesalius' Tabulae anatomicae sex (1538)?". In Monte Artium (in Dutch). 10 (1): 11. doi:10.1484/J.IMA.5.114681. ISSN 2031-3098.
Zijn baccalaureaat was dus gestart op 1 november 1517, zijn probatio temporis legde hij af in maart 1521, op 11 mei 1524 werd hij licentiaat, als 2de in de reeks, op 20 september 1524 verwierf hij zijn doctoraat, onder het decanaat van Ioannes Hortensius (Jean Desjardins), en vanaf het academiejaar 1524-1525 werd hij op 18 november 1525 regent tot zijn dood in april 1546.
[His baccalaureate therefore started on November 1, 1517, he took his probatio temporis in March 1521, on May 11, 1524 he became a licentiate, as the 2nd in the series, on September 20, 1524 he obtained his doctorate, under the deanship of Ioannes Hortensius (Jean Desjardins), and from the academic year 1524-1525 he became a regent on November 18, 1525 until his death in April 1546.] - ^ a b "Jean Hortensius ( - 1547)". man8rove.com. Retrieved 2026-03-17.