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Thomas Bartholin

Danish physician, mathematician and theologian · Doctors · Lived 1616 to 1680 · aged 64

Thomas Bartholin was a Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian. He discovered the lymphatic system in humans and advanced the theory of refrigeration anesthesia, being the first to describe it scientifically.

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Lived 1616 to 1680 · aged 64