What Happened This Year 1602

People Who Died in 1602

Caspar Peucer

German physician and scholar
Born
January 6th, 1525 500 years ago
Died
1602 423 years ago — 77 years old

Born in 1525, a physician and scholar contributed significantly to the understanding of medicine and philosophy during the Renaissance. Associated with the University of Wittenberg, served as a professor and developed a reputation for his work in various medical fields. Engaged in humanistic studies, published notable texts that combined medicine with philosophical inquiries. Acknowledged for the promotion of scientific approaches in medicine, influenced the medical discourse of the time.

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