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18th-century physicians

49 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Albrecht von HallerAuthor · BooksAlbrecht von Haller (also known as Albertus de Haller; 16 October 170812 December 1777) was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, encyclopedist, bibliographer and poet.
Alexander von HumboldtAuthor · BooksFriedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science.
Ami BouéAuthor · Maps and atlasesAmi Boué (16 March 1794 – 21 November 1881) was a geologist of French Huguenot origin. Ami Boué was born at Hamburg, he was trained in Edinburgh and across Europe.
Anders ChydeniusAuthor · BooksAnders Chydenius (lang; 26 February 1729 – 1 February 1803) was a Swedish-Finnish Lutheran priest, member of the Swedish Riksdag, and one of the most important champions of democratic…
Benjamin RushAuthor · BooksBenjamin Rush (April 19, 1813) was an American revolutionary, a Founding Father of the United States and signatory to the U.S.
Carl Friedrich Philipp von MartiusAuthor · Maps and atlasesCarl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer.
Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus KrayenhoffAuthor · Maps and atlasesCorneli(u)s Rudolphus Theodorus, Baron Krayenhoff (Nijmegen, 2 June 1758 – Nijmegen, 24 November 1840) was a physicist, artist, general, hydraulic engineer, cartographer and – against his…
Eeltsje Hiddes HalbertsmaAuthor · BooksEeltsje Hiddes Halbertsma (Eeltje Hiddes Halbertsma ˈeːltɕǝ ˈɦɪdəs ˈɦɑlbǝrtsmaː; 8 October 1797 – 22 March 1858) was a Frisian writer, poet and physician, member of the Halbertsma family,…
Erasmus DarwinAuthor · BooksErasmus Robert Darwin (12 December 173118 April 1802) was an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist,…
Ernst Gottlieb von SteudelAuthor · BooksErnst Gottlieb von Steudel (30 May 1783 – 12 May 1856) was a German medical doctor and an authority on grasses.
Eugenio EspejoAuthor · BooksFrancisco Javier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo (Royal Audiencia of Quito, February 21, 1747 – December 28, 1795) was a medical pioneer, writer and lawyer of indigenous origin in colonial…
Franz SieberDesigner · DesignFranz Wilhelm Sieber (30 March 1789 – 17 December 1844) was a Czech-Austrian botanist and collector who travelled to Europe, the Middle East, Southern Africa and Australia.
Friedrich Robert FaehlmannAuthor · BooksIllustration — Friedrich R. Faehlmann. Lithograph by Eduard Hau (1838)
Giovanni Battista BalbisAuthor · BooksGiovanni Battista Balbis (17 November 1765 – 3 February 1831) was an Italian botanist and politician who worked in Italy and France.
Giovanni MeliAuthor · BooksGiovanni Meli (4 March 1740 – 20 December 1815) was an Italian poet.
Göran RothmanAuthor · BooksGöran Rothman (30 November 1739 – 3 December 1778) was a Swedish physician, naturalist and translator, remembered as an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.
Grigory LangsdorffAuthor · BooksGeorg Heinrich Freiherr von Langsdorff (8 April 1774 – 9 June 1852) was a German naturalist and explorer, as well as a Russian diplomat, better known by his Russian name, Grigori Ivanovich…
İbrahim Hakkı ErzurumiAuthor · BooksIbrahim Hakki Erzurumi (18 May 1703 – 22 June 1780), a popular Turkish Sufi saint of the Ottoman Empire from Erzurum in eastern Anatolia who was a polymath, mystic, poet, author,…
Ignaz Paul Vital TroxlerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler (1830)
Jacob BigelowAuthor · BooksJacob Bigelow (February 27, 1787January 10, 1879) was an American medical doctor, botanist and botanical illustrator.
James MackintoshAuthor · BooksSir James Mackintosh FRS FRSE (24 October 1765 – 30 May 1832) was a Scottish jurist, Whig politician and Whig historian. His studies and sympathies embraced many interests.
Jan Evangelista PurkyněAuthor · BooksJan Evangelista Purkyně (also written Johann Evangelist Purkinje; 17 or 18 December 1787 – 28 July 1869) was a Czech anatomist and physiologist.
Johann Baptist Malfatti von MonteregioPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Baptist Malfatti, Edler von Monteregio baptized as Giovanni Domenico Antonio Malfatti (June 12, 1775, in Lucca – September 12, 1859, in Hietzing near Vienna) was an Italian/Austrian…
Johann Christian RosenmüllerAuthor · BooksJohann Christian Rosenmüller (25 May 1771 – 28 February 1820) was a German anatomist born near Hildburghausen, Thuringia. He was the son of theologian Johann Georg Rosenmüller (1736–1815).
Johann Gottlieb GleditschAuthor · BooksJohann Gottlieb Gleditsch (5 February 1714, in Leipzig – 5 October 1786, in Berlin) was a German physician and botanist known for pioneer investigations of plant sexuality and reproduction.
John AikinAuthor · BooksJohn Aikin (15 January 1747 – 7 December 1822) was an English medical doctor and surgeon. Later in life he devoted himself wholly to biography and writing in periodicals.
John ArmstrongAuthor · BooksJohn Armstrong (1709–1779) was a physician, poet, and satirist. He was born in Castleton Manse, the son of Robert Armstrong, minister of Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland John studied…
John KeatsAuthor · BooksJohn Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley.
John MitchellAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn Mitchell (April 13, 1711 – February 29, 1768) was a colonial American physician and botanist.
José Antonio de Alzate y RamírezAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — José Antonio de Alzate y Ramírez.
Julien Offray de La MettrieAuthor · BooksJulien Offray de La Mettrie (lang; 23 November 1709 – 11 November 1751) was a French physician and philosopher, and one of the earliest of the French materialists of the Enlightenment.
Julije BajamontiPerson · Music memorabiliaJulije (Julio) Bajamonti (Italian: Giulio Bajamonti; 4 August 1744 – 12 November 1800) was a medical historian, writer, translator, encyclopedist, historian, philosopher and musician from…
Justinus KernerAuthor · BooksJustinus Andreas Christian Kerner (18 September 1786, in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany – 21 February 1862, in Weinsberg, Baden-Württemberg) was a German poet, practicing…
Karl Friedrich Gottlob WetzelAuthor · BooksKarl Friedrich Gottlob Wetzel (14 September 1779, in Bautzen – 29 July 1819, in Bamberg) was a German writer. He studied medicine in Leipzig and Jena, then philosophy.
Karl Wilhelm RamlerAuthor · BooksKarl Wilhelm Ramler (25 February 1725 – 11 April 1798) was a German poet who was the Berlin Cadet School master.
Lorenz Christoph MizlerPerson · Music memorabiliaLorenz Christoph Mizler von Kolof (also known as Wawrzyniec Mitzler de Kolof and Mitzler de Koloff;
Mark AkensideAuthor · BooksMark Akenside (9 November 1721 – 23 June 1770) was an English poet and physician.
Paul Dietrich GisekeAuthor · BooksPaul Dietrich Giseke (8 December 1741 – 26 April 1796) was a German botanist, physician, teacher and librarian.
Pehr Henrik LingAuthor · BooksPehr Henrik Ling (15 November 1776 – 3 May 1839) pioneered the teaching of physical education and gymnastics in Sweden. He is considered the Father of Physical Therapy in Sweden.
Petrus CamperArtist · PaintingsPetrus Camper FRS (11 May 1722 – 7 April 1789), was a Dutch physician, anatomist, physiologist, midwife, zoologist, anthropologist, palaeontologist and a naturalist in the Age of…
Pierre Adolphe PiorryAuthor · BooksIllustration — Pierre Adolphe Piorry
Robert KerrAuthor · Books
Thaddäus HaenkeAuthor · Maps and atlasesThaddäus Xaverius Peregrinus Haenke (also Thaddeus Haenke; Tadeáš Haenke; Tadeo Haenke; 5 October 1761 – 4 November 1816) was a Czech botanist and explorer.
Thomas BrownAuthor · BooksThomas Brown FRSE (9 January 17782 April 1820) was a Scottish physician, philosopher, and poet.
Thomas YoungPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Young (13 June 177310 May 1829) was a British polymath who made notable contributions to the fields of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, language, musical harmony,…
Vangjel MeksiAuthor · BooksVangjel Meksi (1770–1823) was an Albanian medical doctor, writer, and translator. One-time personal physician to Ali Pasha, the 19th-century Albanian ruler of the Pashalik of Yanina, Meksi…
William ThorntonArtist · PaintingsWilliam Thornton (May 20, 1759 – March 28, 1828) was an American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol.
William Warren BaldwinDesigner · DesignWilliam Warren Baldwin (April 25, 1775 – January 8, 1844) was a medical doctor, businessman, lawyer, judge, architect and reform politician in Upper Canada.
Wincenty SmokowskiArtist · SculptureIllustration — Smokowski in 1876

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