@article{3107095, title = "Anatomist: A philosopher, scholar, surgeon, naturalist and alone, as depicted in the 18th century by Joseph Wright", author = "Tsoucalas, G. and Panagouli, E. and Thomaidis, V. and Fiska, A.", journal = "Archives of the Balkan Medical Union", year = "2018", volume = "53", number = "3", pages = "473-474", publisher = "Balkan Medical Union", doi = "10.31688/ABMU.2018.53.3.27", keywords = "anatomy; article; body remains; dissection; human; male; surgeon", abstract = "The anatomist, since the beginning of human dissections, had always performed the most difficult task in medicine, the study of the structure of the human body. Religious and scientific barriers throughout the centuries made anatomists become isolated by both the scientific and civilian community. Anatomist rapt in cadavers and skeletal remains was usually depicted as an unsociable being, performing his task in secluded places. Copyright © 2018 Balkan Medical Union." }