Nicolas Steno
Pioneer in anatomy and geology, bishop (1638–1686)
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Updated 2026-05-29
17th-century Danish anatomist and geologist who pivoted hard into Catholicism and eventually became a bishop. Got beatified for his trouble.
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Niels Steensen was a Danish scientist, a pioneer in both anatomy and geology who became a Catholic bishop in his later years. He has been beatified by the Catholic Church.
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