Pavel Vasici-Ungureanu's Anthropological Works.

Pavel Vasici-Ungureanu, a 19th century Romanian physician known in the age mainly thanks to his contribution to the creation of the ASTRA society's scientific section. His later preoccupations came closer and closer to the field of medical anthropology, among which we shall mention: Anthropology or Brief Knowledge on Man and His Characteristics (Buda, 1830); Dietetics or the Knowledge of Maintaining One's Complete Health (Buda, 1831), and The Anthropologic Catechism (Timişoara, 1870). The aim of the present paper is to highlight the original contribution of this Romanian scientist, one of the pioneers of medical anthropological, hygienic, and dietetic research. Unfortunately, his lifework has remained unknown in general partly due to the low number of printed copies, partly on account of the Cyrillic letters in which the first works were published. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]