Valerius Cordus
✓ Source-basedrisingGerman physician, botanist, and author (1515-1544)
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Valerius Cordus was a German physician, botanist and pharmacologist who authored the first pharmacopoeia North of the Alps and one of the most celebrated herbals in history. He is also widely credited with developing a method for synthesizing ether.
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About this person
Country
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1515 to 1544 · aged 29
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