Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Pedro Jaime Esteve

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Pedro Jaime Esteve (latinicized Estevius, Catalan: Pere Jaume Esteve) (* around 1500 in [[Sant Mateu del Maestrat]]; † in 1556 in [[Valencia]]) was a spanish doctor, botanist, and [[humanist]].

== Life and Work ==
Pedro Jaime Esteve studied in [[Valencia]], [[Paris]], and [[Montpellier]]. Later, he worked as a professor of medicine and mathematics at the [[University of Valencia]]. In 1551, he published the Hippocratic work "Epidemics II" in Greek, with numerous illustrations and a Latin translation. This book was the medical foundation of humanism in Spain. In 1552, he published a critical edition of "Theriaca", a work on the poisons and bites of snakes and scorpions, by the ancient Greek doctor [[Nicander of Colophon]]. He made his Latin hexameter version available with Latin and Catalan nomenclature and taxonomy of some plants from the region of Valencia. Later, Esteve wrote a volume on medicinal herbs, which, however, has been lost.

==Notes==
The American plant genus [[Stevia]] (''Stevia'') is named after Pedro Jaime Esteve.

==References==
* Enciclopèdia Catalana: Esteve, Pere Jaume. In: Gran enciclopèdia catalana. 2. Edition 5. Reprint 1992. Volume 10. Enciclopèdia catalana, Barcelona 1987, ISBN 84-7739-004-5, S. 322 (Catalan).(Note: In the Enciclopèdia Catalana article, the Spanish first name of "Pedro Jaime" Esteve has been Catalanicized to "Pere Jaume")

==Bibliography==
* Helmut Genaust: Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen. 3., complete edited and extended edition. Nikol, Hamburg 2005, ISBN 3-937872-16-7, S. 611 (Entry „Stevia“) (Reprint of 1996).

==External links==
* Enciclopèdia.cat: Pere Jaume Esteve. Accessed April 14, 2018 (Catalan). (Note: In the Enciclopèdia Catalana article, the Spanish first name of "Pedro Jaime" Esteve has been Catalanicized to "Pere Jaume")


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