Reinier de Graaf

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Reinier de Graaf was a 17th-century Dutch physician and anatomist renowned for his pioneering research on the female reproductive system and the discovery of ovarian follicles (now called Graafian follicles).


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch person
anatomist
human
physician
scientist
birthCountry Dutch Republic
birthDate 1641-07-30
birthPlace Schoonhoven NERFINISHED
citizenship Dutch Republic
deathCountry Dutch Republic
deathDate 1673-08-17
deathPlace Delft NERFINISHED
educatedAt Leiden University NERFINISHED
University of Angers NERFINISHED
University of Paris NERFINISHED
University of Utrecht NERFINISHED
eponymOf Graafian follicle
era 17th century
familyName de Graaf
fieldOfWork anatomy
medicine
physiology
givenName Reinier
inferredSex male
influenced development of reproductive physiology
knownFor Graafian follicles
description of ovarian follicles
research on the female reproductive system
studies of male reproductive organs
studies of the pancreas
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
Latin
memberOf Republic of Letters
name Reinier de Graaf NERFINISHED
nationality Dutch
notableWork De mulierum organis generationi inservientibus
De succo pancreatico
occupation anatomist
physician
studied ovarian follicles
ovaries
pancreatic juice
spermatic ducts
workLocation Delft NERFINISHED

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Guild of Saint Luke (Delft)
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