Mercuriade of Salerno (fl. 1200)

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Mercuriade of Salerno (fl. 1200)

Italian physician and professor. Flourished around 1200 (some sources cite the 14th century) in Salerno, Italy.

A professional doctor and instructor in Salerno, Italy, Mercuriade had studied at the medical school at Salerno, at the time the most famous of its kind. She specialized in the art of surgery and gained renown for her healing abilities. Mercuriade is believed to have written at least four treatises on medicine, concerning surgery and herbal treatments.

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