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Paracelsus

Renaissance physician and alchemist

1493 – 1541 · 15th century

Born Theophrastus von Hohenheim, Paracelsus challenged the ancient medical authorities of his time and developed an approach to medicine grounded in observation and experiment. He is known for the saying, "All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; the dose alone makes the poison."

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Birthplace

Einsiedeln, İsviçre

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Works (3)

  • Pioneered the use of chemical remedies in medicine

  • Laid the foundations of toxicology

  • Die grosse Wundartzney (The Great Surgery Book)

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