Paracelsus : Swiss Physician, Alchemist, Lay Theologian, and Philosopher of the German Renaissance (born Theophrastus Von Hohenheim)

1493 — September 24, 1541

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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 1600s.

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1493

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September 24, 1541

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