Paracelsus
![1538 portrait by [[Augustin Hirschvogel]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Aureolus_Theophrastus_Bombastus_von_Hohenheim_%28Paracelsus%29._Wellcome_V0004455.jpg)
He was a pioneer in several aspects of the "medical revolution" of the Renaissance, emphasizing the value of observation in combination with received wisdom. He is credited as the "father of toxicology". Paracelsus also had a substantial influence as a prophet or diviner, his "Prognostications" being studied by Rosicrucians in the 17th century. Paracelsianism is the early modern medical movement inspired by the study of his works. Provided by Wikipedia
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