Settings16th-century Swiss physicians
Adam von Bodenstein
Adam von Bodenstein (1528–1577) was a Swiss Paracelsian alchemist and physician.
Adam von Bodenstein (1528–1577) was a Swiss Paracelsian alchemist and physician.
Felix Plater
Felix Plater was a Swiss physician, professor in Basel, well known for his classification of psychiatric diseases, and was also the first to describe an intracranial tumour.
Felix Plater was a Swiss physician, professor in Basel, well known for his classification of psychiatric diseases, and was also the first to describe an intracranial tumour.
Gaspard Bauhin
Gaspard Bauhin, or Caspar Bauhin (17 January 1560, Basel – 5 December 1624, Basel), was a Swiss botanist who wrote Pinax theatri botanici (1596), which described thousands of plants an...
Gaspard Bauhin, or Caspar Bauhin (17 January 1560, Basel – 5 December 1624, Basel), was a Swiss botanist who wrote Pinax theatri botanici (1596), which described thousands of plants an...
Jakob Nufer
Jakob Nufer was a Swiss pig-gelder who, around 1500, reportedly performed the first successful Caesarean section in history in which the mother (his wife) survived.
Jakob Nufer was a Swiss pig-gelder who, around 1500, reportedly performed the first successful Caesarean section in history in which the mother (his wife) survived.
Joachim Vadian
Joachim Vadian (November 29, 1484 – April 6, 1551), born as Joachim von Watt, was a Swiss Humanist and scholar and also mayor and reformer in St. Gallen.
Joachim Vadian (November 29, 1484 – April 6, 1551), born as Joachim von Watt, was a Swiss Humanist and scholar and also mayor and reformer in St. Gallen.
Johannes Jacob Wecker
Johannes Jacob Wecker was a Swiss physician.
Johannes Jacob Wecker was a Swiss physician.
Paracelsus
Paracelsus (born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 11 November or 17 December 1493 – 24 September 1541) was a German-Swiss Renaissance physician, botanist, alch...
Paracelsus (born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 11 November or 17 December 1493 – 24 September 1541) was a German-Swiss Renaissance physician, botanist, alch...
Petrus Ryff
Petrus Ryff (or Ryffius) (May 8, 1552 – May 19, 1629) was a Swiss mathematician, physician and chronicler from Basel.
Petrus Ryff (or Ryffius) (May 8, 1552 – May 19, 1629) was a Swiss mathematician, physician and chronicler from Basel.
Theodor Zwinger
Theodor Zwinger the Elder (August 2, 1533 – March 10, 1588) was a Swiss physician and humanist scholar.
Theodor Zwinger the Elder (August 2, 1533 – March 10, 1588) was a Swiss physician and humanist scholar.
Thomas Erastus
Thomas Erastus (September 7, 1524 – December 31, 1583) was a Swiss physician and theologian best known for a posthumously published work in which he argued that the sins of Christians shou...
Thomas Erastus (September 7, 1524 – December 31, 1583) was a Swiss physician and theologian best known for a posthumously published work in which he argued that the sins of Christians shou...
Thomas Platter the Younger
Thomas Platter the Younger (c.
Thomas Platter the Younger (c.