Paracelsus

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Paracelsus was a 16th-century Swiss physician, alchemist, and philosopher known for pioneering toxicology and challenging traditional medical doctrines.

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instanceOf Renaissance scientist
alchemist
human
occultist
philosopher
physician
toxicologist
alsoKnownAs Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
linked to: Paracelsus

Theophrastus von Hohenheim
causeOfDeath uncertain
countryOfCitizenship Old Swiss Confederacy
dateOfBirth 1493
dateOfDeath 1541
employer University of Basel
era 16th century
ethnicGroup Swiss
fieldOfWork alchemy
medicine
natural philosophy
toxicology
givenName Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim
hasMotto Alterius non sit qui suus esse potest
influenced early modern medicine
iatrochemistry
later toxicologists
influencedBy Christian mysticism
medieval alchemy
knownFor challenging traditional medical doctrines
founding toxicology as a discipline
introducing chemical remedies into medicine
lecturing in the German language instead of Latin
languageOfWorkOrName German
movement Renaissance
notableIdea Rejection of Galenic humoral theory
The dose makes the poison
Tria prima (sulfur, mercury, salt) theory
Use of chemicals and minerals in medicine
notableWork Der grossen Wundartzney
Opus Paramirum
occupation alchemist
astrologer
philosopher
physician
surgeon
placeOfBirth Einsiedeln
Old Swiss Confederacy
Schwyz
placeOfDeath Archbishopric of Salzburg
Salzburg
positionHeld professor of medicine at the University of Basel
religion Christianity

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Theodore de Mayerne influencedBy Paracelsus
Paracelsus Prize namedAfter Paracelsus
Paracelsus (poem) basedOn Paracelsus (Theophrastus von Hohenheim)
subject linked to: Paracelsus
linked to: Paracelsus
Paracelsus (poem) hasCharacter Paracelsus
subject linked to: Paracelsus
Paracelsus alsoKnownAs Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
linked to: Paracelsus
Jakob Behmen influencedBy Paracelsus