# Jacobus Bontius

> Jacobus Bontius was a Dutch physician and a pioneer of tropical medicine. He is known for the four-volume work De medicina Indorum. His 1631 work "Historiae naturalis et medicae Indiae orientalis" introduced the Malay and Indonesian word "Orang Hutan" into Western languages.

*Dutch physician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** Netherlands
- **Born:** 1592
- **Died:** 1631-11-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 9.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Jacobus Bontius](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobus_Bontius)
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- [Jacob de Bondt](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_de_Bondt)
- [Jacobus Bontius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobus_Bontius)
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- [Jacob de Bondt](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_de_Bondt)
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- [Jacob de Bondt](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_de_Bondt)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q726381)

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