Eur J Anat, 19 (3): 299-301 (2015)

Ole Worm (1588-1654) - anatomist and antiquarian

Rafael Romero-Reverón1, Luis A. Arráez-Aybar2

¹Department of Human Anatomy, José María Vargas Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Central University of Venezuela, ²Department of Anatomy & Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

ABSTRACT The main objective of this paper is to highlight the scientific life of Ole Worm (1588-1654), a Danish anatomist, who was an outstanding physician, but an antiquarian, historian, professor of pedagogy, Greek language and physics. He compiled a collection of various curiosities known as Museum Wormianum. He described accessory bones which occur within the skull, which are named Wormian bones after him.

Keywords: Ole Worm (Olaus Wormius), Wormian bones, Human Anatomy, Museum Wormianum