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José de Acosta

Spanish missionary and writer (1539 or 1540–1600)

  • Fame54.7
  • Momentum10.0
  • Wikipedia3.7K
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Lived 1540–1600, aged 60Spain
SpainSpainWritersWriter / Author
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  • Era
    1540–1600
    Aged 60
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Updated 2026-07-20

José de Acosta, SJ was a sixteenth-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist in Latin America. His deductions regarding the ill effects of crossing over the Andes in 1570 related to the atmosphere being too thin for human needs led to the modern understanding of a variety of altitude sickness, now referred to as Acosta's disease.

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Completeness70.0
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