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Scarborough, John Samuel was born on September 3, 1940 in St Louis. Son of William John and Irene (Parish) Scarborough.
( The often opaque and specialized vocabulary that is the...)
The often opaque and specialized vocabulary that is the language of the medical and biological sciences can be a barrier to students of the medical profession. John Scarborough, in Medical and Biological Terminologies: Classical Origins, takes a fresh approach to this problem, arguing that a knowledge of the historical reasons underlying the choices of words used in these sciences, and of how the meanings of words have changed over the millennia, is far superior to rote memorization. Beginning with a brief discussion of why jargons are common and necessary, the author proceeds through botany and invertebrate zoology to suggest how living things are classified and related to one another, as well as to demonstrate how Greco-Latinate terms in these fields are important in biomedicine. Scarborough then considers the human body through traditional systematics (bones, nerves, muscles, the respiratory, digestive, reproductive, and vascular systems, endocrines, and the sense organs) to show how nomenclatures for parts and functions reflect the continuous efforts to define the human being.
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Scarborough, John Samuel was born on September 3, 1940 in St Louis. Son of William John and Irene (Parish) Scarborough.
AB, Bachelor of Science in Zoology and History, Baker University, 1961. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Baker University, 1993. Master of Arts in Byzantine Studies, University Denver, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy in Ancient History-History Medicine, University Illinois, 1967. Master of Arts in Classics and History of Medicine, Oxford University, England, 1981.
Instructor West Virginia Wesleyan College, West Virginia, 1964, Northeast Missouri State University, Missouri, 1966. From assistant professor to professor University Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1966-1985. Professor history pharmacy-medicine, classics, ancient history University Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, since 1985.
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Member Society for Ancient Medicine (president, newsletter editor Lexington 1976-1985, Madison 1985-1987), American Institute History of Pharmacy (board director, editor journal 1985-1987, Kremers award for history writing 1982), Byzantine Studies Conference (governing board 1986-1991), American Philological Association, American Association for History Medicine, Association Ancient Historians, American Institute Archaeology, History of Science Society, International Academy of History of Medicine, International Academy of History of Pharmacy, Welt-Gesellschaft fuer Geschichte der Veterinärmedizin.
Married Lysa Gunlefinger, May 18, 1972 (divorced September 1990). Children: Anne Elise, Isaac McKean. Married Yasemin Er, December 27, 1990.
1 child, Amber Dilara.