Nature: Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738)
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Herman Boerhaave
Herman Boerhaave 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).
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Born 31 December 1668 · Died 23 September 1738 · Q313093
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Died 1738-09-23.
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Born 1668-12-31.
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