Paracelsus
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Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 1493?–1541, Swiss physician and alchemist.
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(italics) a dramatic poem (1835) by Robert Browning, based on the life of Paracelsus.
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"Crypto trading has an air of being legitimate, whilst gambling is more talked about as being potentially problematic," said Jan Geber, chief executive at Zurich-based rehab centre Paracelsus Recovery.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2023
A University of California at Berkeley study found that poor sleep can result in relationship conflicts, and a Paracelsus Private Medical University study found that a lack of sleep and relationship problems often go hand-in-hand.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
The Renaissance natural philosopher Paracelsus is credited with a major insight of modern toxicology: the dose, not the substance, makes the poison.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2019
Mackay then proceeds to regale us with brief biographies of such noted occultists as Roger Bacon, Paracelsus, Dr. Dee, the Comte de St. Germain and Cagliostro.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2019
But there were more serious alchemists such as Paracelsus and even Isaac Newton.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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