BIOLOGIST

Herman Boerhaave

1668 - 1738

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Herman Boerhaave (Dutch: [ˈɦɛrmɑm ˈbuːrˌɦaːvə], 31 December 1668 – 23 September 1738) was a Dutch chemist, botanist, Christian humanist, and physician. He is sometimes regarded as the founder of clinical teaching and of the modern academic hospital along with Venetian physician Santorio Santorio (1561–1636). Boerhaave introduced the quantitative approach into medicine, along with his pupil Albrecht von Haller (1708–1777). He was the first to isolate the chemical urea from urine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herman Boerhaave is the 86th most popular biologist (down from 72nd in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 104th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Biologist.

Herman Boerhaave is most famous for his contributions to the field of medicine. He was a Dutch physician who is credited with discovering the connection between the esophagus and the stomach. He is also credited with developing the medical school at Leiden University.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Herman Boerhaave ranks 86 out of 1,097. Before him are Archibald Hill, René Lesson, Werner Arber, Jules A. Hoffmann, Matthias Jakob Schleiden, and Hans Spemann. After him are August Weismann, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Katherine Oppenheimer, Clair Cameron Patterson, Alfred Hershey, and Ernst Mayr.

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Among people born in 1668, Herman Boerhaave ranks 4. Before him are François Couperin, Giambattista Vico, and Sophia Charlotte of Hanover. After him are Alain-René Lesage, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, Francesco Gasparini, John George IV, Elector of Saxony, Sultan Husayn, Louis, Prince of Condé, Apostolo Zeno, and Petr Brandl. Among people deceased in 1738, Herman Boerhaave ranks 1. After him are Turlough O'Carolan, Joseph Süß Oppenheimer, Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Jean-François Dandrieu, Caspar Bartholin the Younger, George Bähr, Matthias Braun, Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg, Jean-Joseph Mouret, and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Herman Boerhaave ranks 77 out of 1,646. Before him are Ronald Koeman (1963), Mark Rutte (1967), Han van Meegeren (1889), Peter Canisius (1521), Sylvia Kristel (1952), and Dieric Bouts (1415). After him are Willebrord Snellius (1580), Johan de Witt (1625), Gerrit Rietveld (1888), Petrus Christus (1410), William II of Holland (1228), and Jan Oort (1900).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Netherlands

Among biologists born in Netherlands, Herman Boerhaave ranks 4. Before him are Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632), Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907), and Hugo de Vries (1848). After him are Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778), Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727), Jan Swammerdam (1637), Martinus Beijerinck (1851), Pieter Boddaert (1730), Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734), Pieter Bleeker (1819), and Wilhem de Haan (1801).

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