Friday, October 20, 2006
This Day in Mid Renaissance History
On this day in 1524, physician and a classical scholar, Thomas Linacre, founded the Royal College of Physicians in London. Sounds impressive, but at that point they were bleeding people to death in an attempt to cure them of a cold. It is only in the last two centuries that physicians again became a competent force for good.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:30 AM 
