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'''Paracelsus''' (1493-1541) was an alchemist and physician who founded the modern field of pharmacology.
'''Paracelsus''' (1493-1541) was an alchemist and physician who founded the modern field of pharmacology. His thinking was revolutionary for its time, and he both profitted and suffered for his non-adherence to conventional practice. He lectured in German rather than Latin, and he treated the Galen's notions of the four humors sceptically.

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Paracelsus (1493-1541) was an alchemist and physician who founded the modern field of pharmacology. His thinking was revolutionary for its time, and he both profitted and suffered for his non-adherence to conventional practice. He lectured in German rather than Latin, and he treated the Galen's notions of the four humors sceptically.