Embalming in the 19th century: secrets, techniques and controversy

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/khronos.v0i5.142762

Keywords:

Embalming, Science History, Medicine history.

Abstract

On the threshold between science and art, the funeral embalming during the 19th century, before the use of formalin, involved physicians from Brazil and France in a number of controversial issues which reveal a great deal about the eighteen hundreds’ funeral culture. In this case study we followed José Tavano’s life, a Portuguese who came to Brazil in 1858, willing to work as a physician, surgeon and mainly embalmer, using the system developed by a well-known French chemist, of whom he was cessionary. His probable relationships with influent people in Imperial Brazil and the exchange of articles with a foe are elements helping to make up the backdrop of the so-called scientific medicine of that time.

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Author Biography

  • Nanci Leonzo, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas

    Professora Livre Docente aposentada da FFLCH/USP e colaboradora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em História Social. Professora Titular da Faculdade de Ciências Humanas da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul.

     

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Published

2018-06-05

Issue

No. 5 (2018)

Section

Dossiê “História das doenças e artes de curar"

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How to Cite

Leonzo, N., & Pires de Almeida, M. J. S. S. (2018). Embalming in the 19th century: secrets, techniques and controversy. Khronos, 5, 11. https://doi.org/10.11606/khronos.v0i5.142762