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Paracelsus

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Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance. This entry describes his medical facet; the same person is separately described on the family's divinity atlas for his theological writing.

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Birth Year
1493 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1493-11-10 2
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1541 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1541-09-24 2
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Who was Paracelsus?

A Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian and philosopher of the German Renaissance, born Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim.

Paracelsus was the name by which Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim was known. He was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian and philosopher of the German Renaissance, and this entry describes his medical facet, while the same person is separately described on the family's divinity atlas for his theological writing.
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Source Wikidata: Paracelsus
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1. Wikidata: Paracelsus
  • Wikidata Q83428, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P569 (w-bbfill-medicine3-0926)
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2. Paracelsus (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.
  • Infobox: birth_date
    10 November 1493
  • Infobox: death_date
    September 24, 1541
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