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Jan Baptist van Helmont
Jan Baptist van Helmont | |
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 Portrait of van Helmont by Mary Beale | |
| Born | 12 January 1580[a] |
| Died | 30 December 1644 (aged 64) |
| Education | University of Leuven |
| Known for | Pneumatic chemistry |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, physiology, medicine |
| Academic advisors | Martin Delrio[1] |
Jan Baptist van Helmont[b] (/ˈhɛlmɒnt/ HEL-mont,[2] Dutch: [ˈjɑm bɑpˈtɪst fɑn ˈɦɛlmɔnt]; 12 January 1580[a] – 30 December 1644) was a chemist, physiologist, and physician from Brussels. He worked during the years just after Paracelsus and the rise of iatrochemistry, and is sometimes considered to be "the founder of pneumatic chemistry".[3] Van Helmont is remembered today largely for his 5-year willow tree experiment, his introduction of the word "gas" (from the Greek word chaos) into the vocabulary of science, and his ideas on spontaneous generation.
- ^ Walter Pagel, Joan Baptista Van Helmont: Reformer of Science and Medicine, Cambridge University Press, 2002, p. 10 n. 17.
- ^ "Helmont". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
- ^ Holmyard, Eric John (1931). Makers of Chemistry. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 121.
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