Paracelsus
1493 – 1541 · aged 48
Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493–1541)
- Born
- 1493 · Egg
- Died
- 1541 · Salzburg
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- 1493BornBorn in Egg
- 1527RoleTown physician
- 1541DiedDied in Salzburg
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Biography
Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim (10 November 1493 – 24 September 1541), known as Paracelsus, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.
He was a pioneer in several aspects of the medical revolution of the Renaissance, emphasizing the value of observation in combination with received wisdom. He is credited as the "father of toxicology". Paracelsus also had a substantial influence as a prophet or diviner, his "Prognostications" being studied by Rosicrucians in the 17th century. Paracelsianism is the early modern medical movement inspired by the study of his works.
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