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Thomas Bartholin
Thomas Bartholin 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.
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science · Danish physician, mathematician and theologian (1616–1680) · mathematician · theologian · physician · anatomist · librarian · astronomer · personal physician · university teacher · also Thomas Bartholin, archiater Thomas Bartholin, Bartholin
Born 20 October 1616 · Died 4 December 1680 · Q365909
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“Sonnets to Some Sexual Organs”
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Died 1680-12-04.
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Born 1616-10-20.
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