Research Article

From Zoologie Médicale to ʿIlm–i Ḥayvānāt–ı Ṭıbbī A Comparative History of Medical Zoology in Ottoman Scientific Literature

Volume: 1 Number: 2 June 30, 2025
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From Zoologie Médicale to ʿIlm–i Ḥayvānāt–ı Ṭıbbī A Comparative History of Medical Zoology in Ottoman Scientific Literature

Abstract

This article examines the formation and develop¬ment of the discipline of ʿIlm-i Ḥayvānāt-ı Ṭıbbī (medical zoolo¬gy) within the scientific and educational context of the Ottoman Empire. By analyzing textbooks used in applied sciences such as medicine, veterinary science, and pharmacy from the mid–19th century to the early 20th century, the study reveals the process of institutionalizing of zoology (ʿilm–i ḥayvānāt) as a newly introduced subject in Ottoman curricula. It particularly focuses on the works of Macarlı Abdullah Bey (d. 1874), Hüseyin Remzi (d. 1896), Hulūsi ibn Rāşid (d. 1936), and İsmāil Hakkı Bey (d. 1939) to identify the main distinctions between general zoology books and medical zoology texts. The article offers a comparative analysis of these works in terms of content structure, classification methods, and their treatment of practical medical issues, such as parasitology. This study demonstrates how the Ottoman authors closely followed European scientific developments, especially the French Zoologie Médicale tradition, and adapted this knowledge to meet local pedagogical needs. These texts are not merely translations, but original scholarly contributions that reflect the integration of scientific knowledge into formal institutional education.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

History of Science

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

April 23, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 27, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 1 Number: 2

APA
Göksu, A., & Biçer, Y. (2025). From Zoologie Médicale to ʿIlm–i Ḥayvānāt–ı Ṭıbbī A Comparative History of Medical Zoology in Ottoman Scientific Literature. Bilim Tarihi Ve Felsefesi Araştırmaları Dergisi, 1(2), 73-115. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15827177
AMA
1.Göksu A, Biçer Y. From Zoologie Médicale to ʿIlm–i Ḥayvānāt–ı Ṭıbbī A Comparative History of Medical Zoology in Ottoman Scientific Literature. Bilim Tarihi ve Felsefesi Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;1(2):73-115. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15827177
Chicago
Göksu, Ahmet, and Yasemin Biçer. 2025. “From Zoologie Médicale to ʿIlm–i Ḥayvānāt–ı Ṭıbbī A Comparative History of Medical Zoology in Ottoman Scientific Literature”. Bilim Tarihi Ve Felsefesi Araştırmaları Dergisi 1 (2): 73-115. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15827177.
EndNote
Göksu A, Biçer Y (June 1, 2025) From Zoologie Médicale to ʿIlm–i Ḥayvānāt–ı Ṭıbbī A Comparative History of Medical Zoology in Ottoman Scientific Literature. Bilim Tarihi ve Felsefesi Araştırmaları Dergisi 1 2 73–115.
IEEE
[1]A. Göksu and Y. Biçer, “From Zoologie Médicale to ʿIlm–i Ḥayvānāt–ı Ṭıbbī A Comparative History of Medical Zoology in Ottoman Scientific Literature”, Bilim Tarihi ve Felsefesi Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 73–115, June 2025, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.15827177.
ISNAD
Göksu, Ahmet - Biçer, Yasemin. “From Zoologie Médicale to ʿIlm–i Ḥayvānāt–ı Ṭıbbī A Comparative History of Medical Zoology in Ottoman Scientific Literature”. Bilim Tarihi ve Felsefesi Araştırmaları Dergisi 1/2 (June 1, 2025): 73-115. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15827177.
JAMA
1.Göksu A, Biçer Y. From Zoologie Médicale to ʿIlm–i Ḥayvānāt–ı Ṭıbbī A Comparative History of Medical Zoology in Ottoman Scientific Literature. Bilim Tarihi ve Felsefesi Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;1:73–115.
MLA
Göksu, Ahmet, and Yasemin Biçer. “From Zoologie Médicale to ʿIlm–i Ḥayvānāt–ı Ṭıbbī A Comparative History of Medical Zoology in Ottoman Scientific Literature”. Bilim Tarihi Ve Felsefesi Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 2, June 2025, pp. 73-115, doi:10.5281/zenodo.15827177.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Göksu, Yasemin Biçer. From Zoologie Médicale to ʿIlm–i Ḥayvānāt–ı Ṭıbbī A Comparative History of Medical Zoology in Ottoman Scientific Literature. Bilim Tarihi ve Felsefesi Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025 Jun. 1;1(2):73-115. doi:10.5281/zenodo.15827177