Paracelsus

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Renaissance scientist alchemist human occultist philosopher physician toxicologist

Paracelsus was a 16th-century Swiss physician, alchemist, and philosopher known for pioneering toxicology and challenging traditional medical doctrines.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Paracelsus canonical 6
Paracelsus (Theophrastus von Hohenheim) 1
Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance scientist ⓘ
alchemist ⓘ
human ⓘ
occultist ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
physician ⓘ
toxicologist ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Paracelsus ⓘ
surface form: Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus

Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim ⓘ
surface form: Theophrastus von Hohenheim
causeOfDeath uncertain ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1493 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1541 ⓘ
employer University of Basel ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Swiss ⓘ
fieldOfWork alchemy ⓘ
medicine ⓘ
natural philosophy ⓘ
toxicology ⓘ
givenName Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim ⓘ
hasMotto Alterius non sit qui suus esse potest ⓘ
influenced early modern medicine ⓘ
iatrochemistry ⓘ
later toxicologists ⓘ
influencedBy Christian mysticism ⓘ
medieval alchemy ⓘ
knownFor challenging traditional medical doctrines ⓘ
founding toxicology as a discipline ⓘ
introducing chemical remedies into medicine ⓘ
lecturing in the German language instead of Latin ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
movement Renaissance ⓘ
notableIdea Rejection of Galenic humoral theory ⓘ
The dose makes the poison ⓘ
Tria prima (sulfur, mercury, salt) theory ⓘ
Use of chemicals and minerals in medicine ⓘ
notableWork Der grossen Wundartzney ⓘ
Opus Paramirum ⓘ
occupation alchemist ⓘ
astrologer ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
physician ⓘ
surgeon ⓘ
placeOfBirth Einsiedeln ⓘ
Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
Schwyz ⓘ
placeOfDeath Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg ⓘ
surface form: Archbishopric of Salzburg

Salzburg ⓘ
positionHeld professor of medicine at the University of Basel ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of Basel → hasNotableAlumnus → Paracelsus ⓘ
Theodore de Mayerne → influencedBy → Paracelsus ⓘ
Paracelsus Prize → namedAfter → Paracelsus ⓘ
Paracelsus → basedOn → Paracelsus ⓘ
subject surface form: Paracelsus (poem)
this entity surface form: Paracelsus (Theophrastus von Hohenheim)
Paracelsus → hasCharacter → Paracelsus ⓘ
subject surface form: Paracelsus (poem)
Paracelsus → alsoKnownAs → Paracelsus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
Paracelsian iatrochemistry → inspiredBy → Paracelsus ⓘ
Jakob Behmen → influencedBy → Paracelsus ⓘ