Valerius Cordus
German physician, botanist, and author (1515–1544) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Valerius Cordus (18 February 1515 – 25 September 1544) was a German physician, botanist and pharmacologist who authored the first pharmacopoeia North of the Alps and one of the most celebrated herbals in history. He is also widely credited with developing a method for synthesizing ether (which he called by the Latin name oleum dulci vitrioli, or "sweet oil of vitriol").
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Born | 18 February 1515 |
Died | 25 September 1544(1544-09-25) (aged 29) Rome, Papal States |
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Cordus wrote prolifically, and identified and described several new plant species and varieties. The plant genus Cordia is named for him.