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Willem Piso

Dutch physician and naturalist (1611-1678) · Netherlands · On the map · Doctors · Died at 67

Willem Piso was a Dutch physician and naturalist who participated as an expedition doctor in Dutch Brazil from 1637 - 1644, sponsored by count Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen and the Dutch West India Company. Piso became one of the founders of tropical medicine.

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Netherlands
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1611 to 1678 · aged 67