The medical topography of Matarós and its area by Antoni Franquesa i Sivilla (1862-1906)

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Begoña Torres

The medical topography of Mataró, by the local doctor Dr. Antoni Franquesa i Sivilla, was presented by its author to the prize of the Royal Academy of Medicine and Surgery of Barcelona in 1888. Dr. Franquesa, despite his ephemeral life, he was a prominent figure in the professional and political spheres of the city, and recognized
with a street that bears his name.

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Medical topography; Mataró; Streams; Hygienic movement; Antoni Franquesa i Sivilla

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Torres, Begoña. “The medical topography of Matarós and its area by Antoni Franquesa i Sivilla (1862-1906)”. Gimbernat: Revista d’Història de la Medicina i de les Ciències de la Salut, 2020, vol.VOL 72, pp. 77-86, http://raco.cat/index.php/Gimbernat/article/view/361119.
Author Biography

Begoña Torres, Universitat de Barcelona

Unitat d’Anatomia Humana. Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut. Universitat de Barcelona.
Barcelona (Barcelonès).