Jan Baptist van Helmont | |
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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.
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