[Würzburg medicine in the middle ages. Remarks on a missed chance]

The University of Würzburg was Germany's sixth academic institution, and was established in 1402, after the universities of Prague, Vienna, Heidelberg, Cologne and Erfurt. In 2002 the University of Würzburg celebrated its 600th anniversary, and a great deal of information was made public at that time. Of particular interest are the articles that were published under the auspices of the University, although, unfortunately, these fail to depict the role of medicine in Würzburg during the 13th and 14th centuries. There is evidence that, in those days, not only was academic life of great importance, but that lessons in medical science were also given at a high academic level. Our studies tell about the unfortunate circumstances that resulted in the failure to provide an accurate description of this teaching.