Jan Palfijn was a Flemish surgeon and obstetrician who was a native of Kortrijk in the County of Flanders at the time of his birth part of the Spanish Netherlands. He practiced medicine in Ypres and Paris, and in 1697 moved to Ghent, where he remained for the rest of his career.
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About this person
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1650 to 1730 · aged 79
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