PHYSICIAN

Franciscus Sylvius

1614 - 1672

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Franciscus Sylvius (Dutch: [frɑnˈsɪskʏs ˈsɪlvijʏs], Ecclesiastical Latin: [franˈtʃiskus ˈsilvi.us]; born Franz de le Boë; 15 March 1614 – 19 November 1672) was a Dutch physician and scientist (chemist, physiologist and anatomist) who was an early champion of Descartes', Van Helmont's and William Harvey's work and theories. He was one of the earliest defenders of the theory of circulation of the blood in the Netherlands, and commonly falsely cited as the inventor of gin – others pinpoint the origin of gin to Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franciscus Sylvius is the 200th most popular physician (up from 217th in 2019), the 1,358th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,502nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular German Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 200 out of 726. Before him are Werner Haase, Randy Schekman, Fritz Klein, Hakaru Hashimoto, Torsten Wiesel, and Hans Sloane. After him are Robert Lefkowitz, Leander of Seville, Duchenne de Boulogne, Leonid Rogozov, Georges Gilles de la Tourette, and Marcel Petiot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1614, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 2. Before him is Jahanara Begum. After him are Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, John Wilkins, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, Henry More, Martino Martini, Henry II, Duke of Guise, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Michał Boym, Juan Carreño de Miranda, and Élisabeth de Bourbon. Among people deceased in 1672, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 4. Before him are Heinrich Schütz, John II Casimir Vasa, and Johan de Witt. After him are Peter Stuyvesant, Pedro Calungsod, Al-Rashid of Morocco, John Wilkins, Hümaşah Sultan, Marguerite of Lorraine, Adriaen van de Velde, and Adil Giray.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 1,358 out of 7,253. Before him are Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria (1447), Wilhelm Müller (1794), Adolf Heusinger (1897), Heidi Klum (1973), Princess Auguste of Bavaria (1877), and Hans von Ohain (1911). After him are Sepp Herberger (1897), Oskar Morgenstern (1902), Franz Gürtner (1881), George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1484), Ernst Zermelo (1871), and Carl Schuhmann (1869).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Germany

Among physicians born in Germany, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 28. Before him are August von Wassermann (1866), Engelbert Kaempfer (1651), Adolf Eugen Fick (1829), Ludwig Guttmann (1899), Horst Schumann (1906), and Werner Haase (1900). After him are Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796), Waldemar Hoven (1903), Carl Ludwig (1816), Sebastian Kneipp (1821), Ernst-Robert Grawitz (1899), and Ernst-Günther Schenck (1904).

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