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Herman Boerhaave

A Dutch botanist, chemist, Christian humanist and physician of European fame (Wikipedia).

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Dutch botanist, chemist, humanist, and physician (1668–1738)

Born 31 December 1668
Died 23 September 1738

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Photo of Herman Boerhaave

Dutch botanist, chemist, humanist, and physician (1668–1738)

Born 31 December 1668
Died 23 September 1738

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Early works to 1800 Medicine Materia medica Chemistry Diseases Therapeutics Sexually transmitted diseases Aphorisms Physiology Anatomy Syphilis Aphorisms and Proverbs History, 18th Century Ophthalmology Materia Medica Nervous system Physicians History Human anatomy Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. Hortus Botanicus Sexually Transmitted Diseases Study and teaching Botanical gardens Correspondence Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden

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Netherlands Leiden Germany

People

Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) Hippocrates Bernhard Albinus (1653-1721) Johannes Baptista Bassand (1680-1742) Francesco del Pozzo (approximately 1520-1564) Giovanni Battista Bianchi Giovanni Battista Bianchi (1681-1761) Jan Wassenaer (-1723) Jean Astruc (1684-1766) Marquis de Auban Prosper Alpini (1553-1617)

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Early works to 1800 15th-18th centuries 15th-18th cent 18th Cent 18th century Early

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  • Herman 1668-1738 Boerhaave
  • Boerhaave, Herman, 1668-1738
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