Paracelsus
Sign in to saveParacelsus (; ; 10 November 1493 – 24 September 1541), born Theophrastus von Hohenheim (full name Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim), was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.
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Paracelsus (1493–1541) was a Swiss physician, alchemist, theologian, and philosopher during the German Renaissance who challenged medical and intellectual conventions of his time. He remains historically significant as an influential figure who bridged medicine, alchemy, and philosophy during a transformative period in European thought.
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- Born
- 10 November 1493
- Died
- 24 September 1541
- Works
- 306
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- Von dem Bad Pfeffers gelegen in ober Schweitz, von seinen Tugenten, Krefften vnd Wirckung, Ursprung vnd Herkommen, Regiment vnd Ordinantz
- Doctoris Aureoli Theophrasti schreiben Von warmen oder Wildbäderen
- Geheimes und vollständiges Wünsch-Hütlein, welches deutlich und gründlich anweiset, wie nicht nur die meisten Ertze in ihre drey Principia dergestalt zu zerlegen, dass sie so wohl in der Chymia als Medicine sehr dienlich seyn können, sondern auch der Philosophische Stein in kurtzer Zeit glücklich zu bereiten sey
- Volumen paramirum und Opus paramirum
- Prognosticatio eximii doctoris Theophrasti Paracelsi
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30 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early career
- Basel (1526–1528)
- Later career
- Death and legacy
- Philosophy
- Chemistry and alchemy
- Chemistry in medicine
- Zinc
- Hydrogen
- Elements
- Classical elements
- Elements, heaven and Earth
- ''Tria prima''<!-- [[tria prima]] redirects to this section: when changing the title of the section header, please also change the redirect target -->
- ''Tria prima'' in ''The Sceptical Chymist''
- Contributions to medicine
- Hermeticism
- Discoveries and treatments
- Toxicology
- Psychosomatism
- Reception and legacy
- Portraits
- Paracelsianism and Rosicrucianism
- In popular culture
- Works
- Selected English translations
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Paracelsus (; ; 10 November 1493 – 24 September 1541), born Theophrastus von Hohenheim (full name Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim), was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.
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.