Paracelsus
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Most Influential Person Across History
Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist
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Paracelsus's Degrees
- Doctorate Medicine University of Ferrara
Why Is Paracelsus Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Paracelsus , born Theophrastus von Hohenheim , 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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