William sylvis biography
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William Sylvis was born on November 26, , in Armaugh, Pennsylvania.
Franciscus Sylvius
Dutch physician, chemist, and anatomist (1614-72)
Not to be confused with Francis Sylvius.
Franciscus Sylvius (Dutch:[frɑnˈsɪskʏsˈsɪlvijʏs], Ecclesiastical Latin:[franˈtʃiskusˈsilvi.us]; born Franz de le Boë;[needs IPA] 15 March 1614 – 19 November 1672) was a Dutchphysician and scientist (chemist, physiologist and anatomist) who was an early champion of Descartes', Van Helmont's and William Harvey's work and theories.
He was one of the earliest defenders of the theory of circulation of the blood in the Netherlands, and commonly falsely cited as the inventor of gin[2] – others pinpoint the origin of gin to Italy.[3]
Life
Sylvius, a Latinization of "de le Boë" translated as "of the woods", was born in Hanau to an affluent family originally from Cambrai, but worked and died in the Netherlands.
He studied medicine at the ProtestantAcademy of Sedan, and from 1632 to 1634 at Leiden University under A