Observationes Medicae (Tulp) Observationes Medicae (Tulp) Observationes Medicae is a 1641 book by Nicolaes Tulp. Tulp is primarily famous today for his central role in the 1632 by Rembrandt of the Amsterdam Guild of Surgeons, which commemorates his appointment as praelector in 1628. "Observationes Medicae" is also the title commonly used by early Dutch doctors in the 16th and 17th centuries who wrote up their cases from private practise in Latin to share with contemporary colleagues. Though already well known at the time his book was written, Professor Tulp enjoyed international fame after publishing this book, and in 1652 a second edition was
The Doctor (Doctor Who) that name by medical staff on a foreign planet and liked it. To make up for his lack of a practical name, the Doctor often relies upon convenient pseudonyms. In "The Gunfighters" (1966), the First Doctor uses the alias Dr. Caligari. In "The Highlanders" (1966–67), the Second Doctor assumes the name of "Doctor von Wer" (a German approximation of "Doctor Who"), and signs himself as "Dr. W" in "The Underwater Menace." He similarly poses as "the Great Wizard Quiquaequod" in "The Dæmons" ("qui", "quae" and "quod" being, respectively, the masculine, feminine and neuter Latin translation of the nominative form of