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I am a historian of science and medicine specialized in history of anatomy, zoology and anthropology, focused on the collections of Museum Vrolik, the Anatomical Museum of the University of Amsterdam
specialisation
medical history, anatomical collections in context
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Projects
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PhD project ‘herkomstonderzoek naar de collectie foetussen van Museum Vrolik, 1860-1940’
Vanderheyden, L., de Rooy, L., Huistra, H. & Theunissen, B.
1/10/2021 → 1/10/2025
Project: Research
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Workpackage (WP) 'Valuing Nature, Valuing Science'/ Pressing Matter: Ownership, Value and the Question of Colonial Heritage in Museums
M’charek, A., de Rooy, L., Wolff Mitchell, P. & Jong, L.
1/07/2021 → 1/07/2025
Project: Research
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The Shelf Life of Skulls: Anthropology and ‘race’ in the Vrolik Craniological Collection
de Rooy, L., Aug 2023, In: Journal of the history of Biology. 56, 2, p. 309-337 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Enchanted Anatomists: from Frederik Ruysch to Louis Bolk
de Rooy, L., 2022, Frederik Ruysch and his Thesaurus Anatomicus: a morbid guide. Ebenstein, J. (ed.). The MIT Press, p. 51-61 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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What Ziegler did not provide: The embryological plate models of the laboratory of anatomist Lodewijk Bolk
de Rooy, L., 2022, Ceroplastics - The Science of Wax. Ballestriero, R., Burke, O. & Zampieri, F. (eds.). L'Erma di Bretschneider, p. 67-77 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
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Dutch teratological collections and their artistic portrayals
Boer, L. L., de Rooy, L. & Oostra, R-J., Jun 2021, In: American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics. 187, 2, p. 283-295 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
website Museum Vrolik
de Rooy, L., Wieldraaijer, S. & Wiersema, F., 2021Research output: Web publication or non-textual form › Web publication or website › Popular
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human and other primate remains in provenance research: archival & (non invasive) forensic methods
Laurens de Rooy (Speaker)
16 Jun 2023Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Invited talk › Professional
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provenance and provenance research in Colonial Museums
Laurens de Rooy (Participant)
16 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course › Professional
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Evidence on Display: unraveling modes of making evidence and delivering proof with colonial objects and (more than-)human remains
Amade M’charek (Organiser), Laurens de Rooy (Organiser), Paul Wolff Mitchell (Organiser) & Lisette Jong (Organiser)
22 Feb 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course › Academic
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Obstetrics and race in the medical museum - the origin and afterlife of Gerard Vroliks collection of racial pelvises
Laurens de Rooy (Speaker)
22 Sept 2023Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Oral presentation › Professional
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Evidence on Display part 2: unraveling modes of making evidence and delivering proof with colonial objects and (more than-)human remains
Amade M’charek (Organiser), Laurens de Rooy (Organiser), Paul Wolff Mitchell (Organiser) & Lisette Jong (Organiser)
14 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course › Academic