Michael Servetus
Spanish physician and theologian
Born
September 29th, 1511
514 years ago
Died
October 27th, 1553
472 years ago — 42 years old
Category
Thinkers & Philosophers
Country
Spain
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A physician, cartographer, and theologian who significantly contributed to medical knowledge during the Renaissance period. Detailed the pulmonary circulation of blood, challenging the prevailing theories of the time. Active in religious debates, supported anti-Trinitarian views, which led to controversy. Ultimately captured and executed for heresy due to religious beliefs, marking significant historical events in both science and theology.
Described the pulmonary circulation of blood
Critiqued Trinitarianism leading to execution
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