Jan Baptist van Helmont
Chemist and physician (1580–1644) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jan Baptist van Helmont (/ˈhɛlmɒnt/;[2] Dutch: [ˈɦɛlmɔnt]; 12 January 1580 – 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.
Jan Baptist van Helmont | |
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Born | 12 January 1580[lower-alpha 1] Brussels, Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium) |
Died | 30 December 1644(1644-12-30) (aged 64) Vilvoorde, Spanish Netherlands (present-day Flemish Brabant, Belgium) |
Education | University of Leuven |
Known for | Pneumatic chemistry |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry, physiology, medicine |
Academic advisors | Martin Delrio[1] |
His name is also found rendered as Jan-Baptiste van Helmont, Johannes Baptista van Helmont, Johann Baptista von Helmont, Joan Baptista van Helmont, and other minor variants switching between von and van.