Yvo Gaukes (Latin: Yvonis; also Yves, Ivo) (c. 1660–1738) was a prominent physician who practised at

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and can be counted among the iatromathematicians of his time. In his best-known theoretical publication, ''Dissertatio de medicina ad certitudinem mathematicam evehenda'' (1712) he developed a medical theory on the grounds of

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, proposing sizes and shapes for the main components of the Four Humors based on these largely philosophical considerations. Gaukes also popularized ''Species Lignorum'', a variant of the numerous Guaiacum wood extracts that had been used to treat

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since the late 16th century. Most of Gaukes' works in clinical medicine, which were largely published in Groningen and Amsterdam, are limited to case reports.

Works by Yvo Gaukes

* (1695) *Yvonis Gaukes (1700). * (1700) * (1712)

References

*Brockhaus Allg. Enzyklopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste. 55. Theil. Gaukes-Gefreiter. p. 1. Leipzig 1852 People from Emden {{germany-med-bio-stub