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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- Also in Divinity Atlas: Paracelsus, the same subject.
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Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.
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Born: 1493-11-10
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Born: 1493-11-10
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Died: 1541-09-24
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Died: 1541-09-24
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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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