Physicians of the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 3 people and 29 moments here, from 1473 to 1647. The most recorded lives are Nicolaus Copernicus, François Rabelais and John Locke.

Notable people

  1. Nicolaus Copernicus

    from 1473 to 1543

    15 moments here

    Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

  2. François Rabelais

    from 1520 to 1553

    11 moments here

    French Renaissance writer, physician, humanist, and Catholic priest. His birth date is disputed, with scholarship placing it between 1483 and 1494;…

  3. John Locke

    from 1632 to 1647

    3 moments here

    English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…

Moments

  1. 1473 Birth in Toruń Nicolaus Copernicus
  2. 1491 Studies at the University of Kraków Nicolaus Copernicus
  3. 1496 Arrival for studies in Bologna Nicolaus Copernicus
  4. 1497 Aldebaran occultation observation Nicolaus Copernicus
  5. 1500 Jubilee-year stay in Rome Nicolaus Copernicus
  6. 1501 Medical studies in Padua Nicolaus Copernicus
  7. 1503 Residence at Heilsberg Castle Nicolaus Copernicus
  8. 1503 Doctorate in canon law at Ferrara Nicolaus Copernicus
  9. 1512 Move to Frauenburg and chapter election Nicolaus Copernicus
  10. 1514 Purchase of a Frombork tower Nicolaus Copernicus
  11. 1516 Economic administrator at Allenstein Nicolaus Copernicus
  12. 1520 Franciscan life at Fontenay-le-Comte François Rabelais
  13. 1522 Later observations from Frombork Nicolaus Copernicus
  14. 1528 Stay in Paris François Rabelais
  15. 1532 Physician at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon François Rabelais
  16. 1534 First documented Roman mission with Jean du Bellay François Rabelais
  17. 1535 Second Roman diplomatic journey François Rabelais
  18. 1537 Anatomy lesson at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon François Rabelais
  19. 1537 Medical licence fees at Montpellier François Rabelais
  20. 1537 Doctorate at Montpellier François Rabelais
  21. 1539 Hosting Rheticus at Frauenburg Nicolaus Copernicus
  22. 1540 Residence in Turin François Rabelais
  23. 1541 Medical journey to Königsberg Nicolaus Copernicus
  24. 1543 Death at Frauenburg Nicolaus Copernicus
  25. 1545 Exile in Metz François Rabelais
  26. 1553 Death in Paris François Rabelais
  27. 1632 Childhood at Belluton John Locke
  28. 1632 Birth at Wrington John Locke
  29. 1647 Westminster School education John Locke

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