1683 TYSON, Edward (1650 – 1708)

Lumbricus teres, or some anatomical observations on the round worm bred in human bodies.

Tyson gave one of the first descriptions of the anatomy of Ascaris lumbricoides.

GMN 2448 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/2951

1684 REDI, Francesco (1626 – 1697)

Osservazioni … intomo agli animali viventi che si trovano negli animali viventi.

Redi was among the first of the parasitologists. He demonstrated the reproductive organs of Ascaris lumbricoides and also ascaris eggs. The results of his experiments appear in the above work, which also records his s…

GMN 2448.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/2955

1883 BENEDEN, Edouard Joseph Louis Marie van (1846 – 1910)

Récherches sur la maturation de l’oeuf, la fécondation et la division cellulaire.

This work extended Hertwig’s work on fertilization (No. 495) down to the level of chromosomes, which were clearly visible in Ascaris after the sperm and egg united.

GMN 502.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/1479

1917 RANSOM, Brayton Howard (1879 – 1925); FOSTER, Winthrop Davenport (1880 – 1918)

Life history of Ascaris lumbricoides and related forms.

GMN 2460 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/3004