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About Paracelsus

Birth

1493

Death

1541

Biography

Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.

Paracelsus was a Swiss polymath who excelled as a physician, alchemist, and philosopher during the Renaissance.

His famous name was a pseudonym he adopted to leave his mark on the history of medicine and science.

Throughout his life, he wrote over 300 works exploring everything from chemistry to occultism.

His work Metaphysica is considered one of his most fundamental and representative texts.

He combined medicine with astrology and alchemy, challenging the traditional knowledge of his time.