Koper stands out among Istrian towns of the nordeastern Adriatic coast for its highly advanced medicine. Communal
service developed between the 13th and 15th century. Beside the hospital, almshouse and a quarantine, the city also boasted
highly trained physicians, surgeons and barbers. Trade, crafts and navigation prospered and numerous town intellectuals
established an academy whose most active members were medical doctors. The aim of this article is to give a
chronological presentation of physicians related to Koper by their birth or work and of other scientists who contributed to
the development of local medicine. These includes (about forty names) S. Santorio, Ser Benvenuto, P. P. Vergerio, G.
Nuzio, F. Nuzio, P. de Castaldi, I. de Albertis, L. Zarotti, B. Petronio, I. Bratti, Z. Zarotti, A.Valdera, G. Vergerio and C.
Zarotti of whom some are well known. The author wishes to systematisize the bibliography, fill the gaps and show ways
for further research in the archives and museums of Istria, Triest, Venice and Vienna
