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  1. Paracelsus - Wikipedia

    He wrote two essays on Paracelsus, one delivered in the house in which Paracelsus was born at Einsiedeln in June 1929, the other to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Paracelsus's …

  2. Paracelsus | Biography & Facts | Britannica

    Paracelsus, German-Swiss physician and alchemist who established the role of chemistry in medicine. His chemical remedies, including those containing mercury, sulfur, iron, and copper …

  3. The Life of Theophrastus of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus

    Jul 11, 2025 · Theophrastus Bombast of Hohenheim (1493-1541) was a Swiss physician, natural philosopher and theologian of Swabian origin. By introducing new ideas into medieval …

  4. Paracelsus, Theophrastus - Encyclopedia.com

    The Swiss-born physician Theophrastus Paracelsus is considered the first to use chemicals to treat disease. His ideas were not widely accepted until the seventeenth century, when …

  5. Paracelsus - New World Encyclopedia

    Paracelsus (November 11 or December 17, 1493 – 24 September, 1541) was a Swiss alchemist, physician, astrologer, and philosopher. Born Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von …

  6. Paracelsus - University of Pennsylvania

    Paracelsus, pseudonym of Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 1493-1541, physician, alchemist, and mystic. Little is known of Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, who took …

  7. Paracelsus - Wikiwand

    Paracelsus, born Theophrastus von Hohenheim, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.

  8. Theophrastus Bombastus Von Hohenheim (Paracelsus) …

    Paracelsus is recognized as the most influential medical scientist in Western Europe during the Renaissance. He travelled extensively throughout Europe to learn medicinal and wound …

  9. Paracelsus, the Alchemist Who Wed Medicine to Magic

    Mar 3, 2020 · The life and writings of the Swiss-born, German-speaking physician-alchemist Theophrastus von Hohenheim, better known as Paracelsus (ca. 1493–1541), stubbornly resist …

  10. The works of Theophrastus Bombast of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus

    Jul 11, 2025 · Essentially, Paracelsus's theological writings are commentaries to the Bible, so to the Book of Daniel, to the prophet Isaiah and to the Ten Commandments. The commentaries …