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Michael Servetus

(1510–1553) Physician

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Michael Servetus was a physician, best known for De Trinitatis erroribus libri septem.

Quick Facts About Michael Servetus

Born
November 30, 1510
Died
October 27, 1553
Profession
Physician
Notable works
De Trinitatis erroribus libri septem

About Michael Servetus

Michael Servetus was a Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer, and Renaissance humanist. He was the first European to correctly describe the function of pulmonary circulation, as discussed in Christianismi Restitutio (1553). He was a polymath versed in many sciences: mathematics, astronomy and meteorology, geography, human anatomy, medicine and pharmacology, as well as jurisprudence, translation, poetry, and the scholarly study of the Bible in its original languages.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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