Albrecht von Haller
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Albrecht von Haller was an 18th-century Swiss polymath—physiologist, anatomist, poet, and scholar—whose scientific and literary work made him a central figure of the German Enlightenment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albrecht von Haller canonical | 17 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment scholar
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anatomist ⓘ botanist ⓘ human ⓘ physiologist ⓘ poet ⓘ polymath ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1708-10-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1777-12-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Leiden
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University of Tübingen ⓘ |
| employer | University of Göttingen ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swiss ⓘ |
| familyName | von Haller ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anatomy
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bibliography ⓘ botany ⓘ natural history ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ physiology ⓘ poetry ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
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religious poetry ⓘ scientific literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Albrecht ⓘ |
| influenced | development of experimental physiology ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des Sciences
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Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ |
| movement | German Enlightenment ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableIdea | the concept of irritability in muscle and nerve tissue ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bibliotheca Anatomica
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Bibliotheca Chirurgica ⓘ Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae ⓘ Alps ⓘ
surface form:
Die Alpen
Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani ⓘ Poemata ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bern ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bern ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the botanical garden at Göttingen
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member of the city council of Bern ⓘ professor of botany at the University of Göttingen ⓘ professor of medicine at the University of Göttingen ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bern
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Göttingen ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Herman Boerhaave