# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/frederik-ruysch
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:07:44.585Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/frederik-ruysch"
name: "Frederik Ruysch"
slug: "frederik-ruysch"
description: "Frederik Ruysch was a Dutch botanist and anatomist. He is known for developing techniques for preserving anatomical specimens, which he used to create dioramas or scenes incorporating human parts. His anatomical preparations included over 2,000 anatomical, pathological, zoological, and botanical specimens, which were preserved by either drying or embalming. Ruysch is also known for his proof of valves in the lymphatic system, the vomeronasal organ in snakes, and arteria centralis oculi. He was the first to describe the disease that is today known as Hirschsprung's disease, as well as several pathological conditions, including intracranial teratoma, enchondromatosis, and Majewski syndrome."
tagline: "Dutch botanist and anatomist (1638-1731)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Frederik_Ruysch%2C_by_Jurriaen_Pool.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1638-03-28"
deathDate: "1731-02-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.02
  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.85364
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump