Tag: Niels Steenseen Hospital
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The Steno Memorial Hospital of Copenhagen
Anabelle S. SlingerlandLeiden, Netherlands Where science and human nature meet In November 2017 the Niels Steensens Hospital or Steno Memorial Hospital of Copenhagen, celebrated its 85th anniversary (Figure 1). It was named after the distinguished Danish scientist Nicolaus Steno(nis) (1638-1688), a modern-day Renaissance man, autodidact and polyglot, who explored anatomy, geology, and religion. He was…