15 events with tag "Paracelsus"
1493
ID: 5469
November 10, 1493
Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (Paracelsus) born in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, son of physician Wilhelm Bombast von Hohenheim
ID: 5469
1509
ID: 5470
Paracelsus begins studies at University of Basel at age 16, later claiming to have received doctorate in medicine
ID: 5470
1516
ID: 5471
Paracelsus receives doctorate in medicine from University of Ferrara; begins travels as military surgeon
ID: 5471
1520
ID: 5480
Paracelsus develops doctrine of signatures - belief that herbs resembling body parts can treat ailments of those parts
ID: 5480
1524
ID: 5472
Paracelsus returns to Salzburg but is forced to flee due to involvement in Peasants' War uprising
ID: 5472
1526
ID: 5482
Paracelsus proposes that miners' lung disease (silicosis) is caused by inhaling metal vapors, not punishment from mountain spirits
ID: 5482
1527
ID: 5473
Paracelsus appointed town physician and professor of medicine at University of Basel; publicly burns works of Galen and Avicenna
ID: 5473
1527
ID: 5479
Paracelsus introduces use of chemical remedies including mercury, sulfur, iron and arsenic in medicine, revolutionizing pharmacology
ID: 5479
1528
ID: 5474
Paracelsus flees Basel after losing lawsuit against magistrate; begins wandering life through German-speaking lands
ID: 5474
1530
ID: 5475
Paracelsus writes 'Paragranum' in Strasbourg, outlining his medical philosophy based on four pillars: philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and virtue
ID: 5475
1530
ID: 5481
Paracelsus coins term 'zinc' (Zink) and describes properties of the metal, contributing to metallurgy
ID: 5481
1536
ID: 5476
Paracelsus publishes 'Die grosse Wundartzney' (The Great Surgery Book) in Augsburg, his first major success bringing him fame
ID: 5476
1537
ID: 5483
Paracelsus writes treatise on syphilis, recommending mercury treatment and rejecting prevailing guaiac wood remedy
ID: 5483
1538
ID: 5477
Paracelsus returns to Salzburg under protection of Archbishop Ernst of Bavaria, continues medical practice and writing
ID: 5477
1541
ID: 5478
September 24, 1541
Paracelsus dies in Salzburg at age 47 under mysterious circumstances; some suspect poisoning by enemies
ID: 5478