Abstract

LOPEZ ESPINOSA, José Antonio. Search of the bibliographical work of Carlos Manuel Trelles in health sciences . ACIMED [online]. 2006, vol.14, n.1. ISSN 1024-9435.

On the occasion of the 140 th anniversary of his birth, a space is dedicated to honor the memory of the famous Cuban bibliographer Carlos Manuel Trelles and Govín, with the disclosure of some important data about his work in the field of bibliography.  A synthesis of his life and work is made, including succinct information of his activity as a historian and a patriot. At the same time, the value of his contribution as a bibliographer of the medical literature in particular is stressed.  His first results obtained in gathering and systematizing the scientific production of the Cuban doctors from the colonial period to late in the republican stage, independently of the privileged place he occupies in the history of Library Science and of Information Sciences as the most outstanding Cuban bibliographer of all times, are highlighted.  Some of the titles dedicated to medical bibliography that corroborate the scope of his work in the specific sector of the health sciences are presented and commented.

Keywords : Personages; bibliography; health sciences; Cuba.