Editing Olaus Rudbeck (section)

==Human anatomy==
Born into the [[Rudbeck|Rudbeck family]], Olaus was one of the pioneers in the study of lymphatic vessels. According to his supporters in Sweden, he was the first to discover the [[lymphatic system]] and is documented as having shown his findings at the court of Queen [[Christina of Sweden]] in the Spring of 1652. However, he did not publish anything about it until the fall of 1653, after [[Thomas Bartholin]], a Danish scientist, had published a description of a similar discovery of his own.<ref>Eriksson, G. (2004). ''Svensk medicinhistorisk tidskrift'', 2004;8(1):39-44. In Swedish. English abstract at [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16025602&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum Olaus Rudbeck as scientist and professor of medicine], U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 1 June 2007.</ref> (For other early discoverers of the lymphatic system, see [[Gasparo Aselli]] and [[Jean Pecquet]]).

Rudbeck was appointed professor of medicine at [[Uppsala University]] in 1660. Rudbeck's research led to the Queen's support of his career. To facilitate his studies of human anatomy, he had a [[cupola]] built on top of [[Gustavianum]], a university edifice, and in it was built an arena-like ''[[Theatrum anatomicum]]'', where dissection could be carried out in front of students. The cupola still remains and is a landmark in [[Uppsala]]. The "Gustavianum" stands in front of the cathedral, and is still part of the university.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nyström|first=Gunnar|title=Olaus Rudbeck's anatomical theatre in the "Gustavianum".|publisher=Almqvist & Wicksells|year=1964|location=Uppsala}}</ref>