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Thomas Erastus

1524 - 1583

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Thomas Erastus (original surname Lüber, Lieber, or Liebler; 7 September 1524 – 31 December 1583) was a Swiss physician and Calvinist theologian. He wrote 100 theses (later reduced to 75) in which he argued that the sins committed by Christians should be punished by the State, and that the Church should not withhold sacraments as a form of punishment. They were published in 1589, after his death, with the title Explicatio gravissimae quaestionis. His name was later applied to Erastianism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Erastus is the 518th most popular physician (up from 549th in 2019), the 419th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 470th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Swiss Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Thomas Erastus ranks 518 out of 726. Before him are Caspar Peucer, Thomas Francis Wade, Jean Cruveilhier, Julius Vincenz von Krombholz, Frederic Lewy, and Franz Josef Ruprecht. After him are Emil Zuckerkandl, Aleksandr Bogomolets, Alfred Blalock, Vladimir Filatov, Friedrich von Berchtold, and George Huntington.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1524, Thomas Erastus ranks 15. Before him are Diego de Landa, Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, François Hotman, Plautilla Nelli, Rani Durgavati, and Martin Guerre.  Among people deceased in 1583, Thomas Erastus ranks 16. Before him are Andrey Kurbsky, Juan de Garay, Pirro Ligorio, Ivan Fyodorov, Jacques Pelletier du Mans, and Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels. After him are Humphrey Gilbert, Zacharias Ursinus, and Surdas.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Thomas Erastus ranks 419 out of 1,015. Before him are Luuk de Jong (1990), Max Abegglen (1902), Roger Courtois (1912), Bernhard Russi (1948), François Le Fort (1656), and Max Petitpierre (1899). After him are Marguerite Bays (1815), René Felber (1933), Anita Traversi (1937), Johannes Müller Argoviensis (1828), Madeleine Berthod (1931), and Kat Graham (1989).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Switzerland

Among physicians born in Switzerland, Thomas Erastus ranks 15. Before him are Albrecht von Haller (1708), Friedrich Miescher (1844), Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672), Maximilian Bircher-Benner (1867), Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (1777), and Wilhelm His Sr. (1831). After him are Paolo Macchiarini (1958), Adolf Meyer (1866), and Daniel Mojon (1963).

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