Willem Piso
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 346 years ago |
Date of birth | January 1,1611 |
Born | Leiden |
Netherlands | |
Died | Amsterdam |
Netherlands | |
Date of died | November 28,1678 |
Great grandchild | Cornelia Jacoba Wolters |
Grandchildren | Willem Munter |
Sara Munter | |
Children | Maria Piso |
Current partner | Constantia Spranger |
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ID | 4480395 |
Willem Piso Life story
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.