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Thomas Bartholin

1616 - 1680

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Thomas Bartholin (; Latinized as Thomas Bartholinus; 20 October 1616 – 4 December 1680) was a Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian. He discovered the lymphatic system in humans and advanced the theory of refrigeration anesthesia, being the first to describe it scientifically. Thomas Bartholin came from a family that has become famous for its pioneering scientists, twelve of whom became professors at the University of Copenhagen. Three generations of the Bartholin family made significant contributions to anatomical science and medicine in the 17th and 18th centuries: Thomas Bartholin's father, Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585–1629), his brother Rasmus Bartholin (1625–1698), and his son Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655–1738). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Bartholin is the 188th most popular physician (up from 216th in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 221st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Thomas Bartholin ranks 188 out of 726. Before him are David H. Hubel, Nicolaes Tulp, Adolf Eugen Fick, Ludwig Guttmann, Charles Brenton Huggins, and Psusennes II. After him are Andrea Cesalpino, Horst Schumann, Aretaeus of Cappadocia, Carl von Rokitansky, Richard Axel, and Werner Haase.

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Among people born in 1616, Thomas Bartholin ranks 4. Before him are John Wallis, Ferdinand Bol, and Johann Jakob Froberger. After him are Carlo Dolci, Shah Shuja, Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria, Anne Gonzaga, Andreas Gryphius, Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Sébastien Bourdon, and Kuzma Minin. Among people deceased in 1680, Thomas Bartholin ranks 15. Before him are Willem Claesz. Heda, Jan Swammerdam, Samuel Butler, Ferdinand Bol, Elisabeth of the Palatinate, and Emperor Go-Mizunoo. After him are Ivan Sirko, La Voisin, John George II, Elector of Saxony, Tokugawa Ietsuna, Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg, and John Eudes.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Thomas Bartholin ranks 180 out of 1,879. Before him are Roy Andersson (1943), Carl Linnaeus the Younger (1741), Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865), John Bauer (1882), Emund the Old (1030), and Georg Brandt (1694). After him are Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden (1001), Carl Bildt (1949), Britt Ekland (1942), Oscar Montelius (1843), Inger Nilsson (1959), and Helge von Koch (1870).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Sweden

Among physicians born in Sweden, Thomas Bartholin ranks 4. Before him are Allvar Gullstrand (1862), Ulf von Euler (1905), and Arvid Carlsson (1923). After him are Torsten Wiesel (1924), Hans Rosling (1948), Olof Rudbeck the Younger (1660), Anders Tegnell (1956), and Anna Bågenholm (1970).

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