Sabuncuoğlu Şerefeddin: Pioneer of illustrated surgical atlases and experimental pharmacology in Anatolia.

Abstract

Sabuncuoğlu Şerefeddin was a pioneering Turkish surgeon and scholar who lived in Amasya during the fifteenth century. His illustrated surgical treatise, Cerrahiye-i Ilhaniye (Ilkhanid Surgery), is considered a landmark in medical history, providing detailed descriptions of surgical operations and instruments accompanied by coloured illustrations. In addition to this seminal work, Sabuncuoğlu made significant contributions to experimental pharmacology in Anatolia through his work Mücerrebname (The Book of Experiences), which documents his pharmacological experiments on animals and himself. This paper aims to provide a biographical account of Sabuncuoğlu's life and to highlight his enduring contributions to medical science.