Boerhaave, Herman
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| born on | 31 December 1668 (greg.) at 01:00 (= 01:00 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Leiden, Netherlands, 52n10, 4e30 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m4e30 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   10°16'   06°02 Asc. 17°34'
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Biography
Dutch botanist, humanist and physician of European fame.
He is regarded as the founder of clinical teaching and of the modern academic hospital. His main achievement was to demonstrate the relation of symptoms to lesions. In addition, he was the first to isolate the chemical urea from urine. His motto was Simplex sigillum veri (Simplicity is the sign of truth).
Boerhaave first described Boerhaave syndrome, which involves tearing of the esophagus, usually a consequence of vigorous vomiting. He notoriously described in 1724 the case of Baron Jan von Wassenaer, a Dutch admiral who died of this condition following a gluttonous feast and subsequent regurgitation.
On 14 September 1710, Boerhaave married Maria Drolenvaux, the daughter of the rich merchant, Alderman Abraham Drolenvaux. They had four children.
He died on 23 September 1738.
From 1950 to 1970, Boerhaave's image was printed on Dutch 20-guilder banknotes. The Leiden University Medical Centre organises medical trainings called Boerhaave-courses.
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Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes Gerrit Arie Lindeboom's book, "Herman Boerhaave: The Man and His Work" (Methuen, 1968), p. 11, note 1: "Boerhaave was born at one o'clock a.m. on 31 December 1668."
Categories
- Vocation : Humanities+Social Sciences : Philosopher
- Vocation : Medical : Physician
- Vocation : Science : Biology (botanist)
