Edmund O'Meara (Irish: Éamonn Ó Meadhra, also known as Edmund Meara; 1614–1681) was an Irish physiologist and one of the last prominent champions of the medical ideas of Galen. Son of Dermod O'Meara who was a physician, poet and author. O'Meara is remembered today for his criticism of vivisection, stating that the agony suffered by lab animals distorted the research results, using this as a basis to reject William Harvey's ideas about the circulatory system and defend the earlier theories of Galen.
O'Meara wrote an epitaph for Malachy Ó Caollaidhe, but was unable to locate his grave.
See also
- Barry Edward O'Meara, surgeon, 1786–1836.
- Kathleen O'Meara, catholic writer, 1839–1888.
References
- Moore, Norman (1896). "Quælly, Malachias" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 47. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Piyo Rattansi and Antonio Clericuzio "Alchemy and Chemistry in the 16th and 17th Centuries" Published 1994, Springer, p. 61
- David C. Lindberg and Robert S. Westman "Reappraisals of the Scientific Revolution" Published 1990 Cambridge University Press, p. 411 and notes
- Arthur J. Donovan "Richard Lower, M.D., Physician and Surgeon (1631–1691)" World Journal of Surgery Volume 28, Number 9 / September 2004 pages 938–945
- O'Meara, Edmund, p. 808, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 41 – Norbury – Osborn, Oxford, 2004.
External links
- "Meara, Edmund" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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