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Paracelsus ( / ˌpærəˈsɛlsəs /; German: [paʁaˈtsɛlzʊs]; c. 1493 [1] – 24 September 1541), born Theophrastus von Hohenheim (full name Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim [11] [12] ), was a Swiss [13] physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance. [14] [15]
May 16, 2024 · Paracelsus, German-Swiss physician and alchemist who established the role of chemistry in medicine. His chemical remedies, including those containing mercury, sulfur, iron, and copper sulfate, united medicine with chemistry and contributed substantially to the rise of modern medicine.
Sep 24, 2015 · Toxicology is a branch of knowledge dealing with the scientific study of the characteristics and effects of poisons on living organisms. The man considered to be the ‘father’ of this discipline is Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, also known as Paracelsus. It is said that Paracelsus meant ‘equal to Celsus ...
Jun 10, 2024 · Theophrastus Bombast of Hohenheim (1493-1541) was a Swiss physician, natural philosopher and theologian of Swabian origin. By introducing new ideas into medieval medicine, which was still bound to the theories of antiquity, he proposed a reform of Renaissance medicine and pharmacology.
Paracelsus , orig. Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, (born Nov. 11 or Dec. 17, 1493, Einsiedeln, Switz.—died Sept. 24, 1541, Salzburg, Archbishopric of Salzburg), German-born Swiss physician and alchemist. He claimed to have received his doctoral degree at the University of Ferrara.
Jan 1, 2000 · Paracelsus died in Salzburg on 24 September 1541 at the age of 48, a bitter, frustrated, and angry reformer. Paracelsus' publications include several almanacs and a few medical works, but his most famous text was Grosse Wundartzney (published in 1536), which dealt with medical problems and had several chapters on the treatment of gunshot wounds.
May 21, 2018 · Paracelsus described the discipline of medicine as resting upon four pillars, namely philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and the virtue of the physician. True philosophy, he argued, began with a knowledge of the ars spagyria, the alchemical art of separation.
Paracelsus (November 11 or December 17, 1493 – 24 September, 1541) was a Swiss alchemist, physician, astrologer, and philosopher. Born Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim, he took the name Paracelsus later in life, meaning "beside or similar to Celsus," an early Roman physician.
Mar 23, 2023 · Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus (b. 1493/94–d. 1541), was a prominent 16th-century figure in the history of science, medicine, and esoterica, and also a radical reformer of the early Reformation.
Paracelsus means “superior to Celsus,” Celsus being an early Roman physician. Because of his arrogance and conceit, Paracelsus was not well liked by other physicians. Many great men, however, called on him to heal them. Paracelsus was born on Dec. 17, 1493, in Einsiedeln, Switzerland.
