Gerard Van Swieten
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 252 years ago |
Date of birth | May 7,1700 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Leiden |
Netherlands | |
Date of died | June 18,1772 |
Died | Vienna |
Austria | |
Field | Physician |
Children | Gottfried van Swieten |
Academic advisor | Herman Boerhaave |
Bernhard Siegfried Albinus | |
Education | University of Vienna |
Leiden University | |
Old University of Leuven | |
Books | Vampyrismus |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 805071 |
Gerard Van Swieten Life story
Gerard van Swieten was a Dutch physician who from 1745 was the personal physician of the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and transformed the Austrian health service and medical university education. He was the father of Gottfried van Swieten, patron of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.