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Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus, Swiss alchemist and physician, 16th century. Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus, Swiss alchemist, physician and pioneer of medical chemistry, 16th century. Whilst City Physician in Basle, Switzerland, Paracelsus propounded the theory that alchemy should be used to prepare effective medicines, as well as transmitting base metal into gold. However, after offending the city fathers there, a legal case forced him to leave and he eventually died in Salzburg, Austria.
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16TH CENTURY
Alchemist
Alchemy
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
Chemist
Chemistry
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FAMOUS PEOPLE
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Hollar
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MEDALS
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OCCUPATION
Oxford Science Archive
PARACELSUS
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Peter Paul
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SIXTEENTH CENTURY
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Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim
Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus
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Wenceslaus Hollar
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