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Jean Fernel

Born

in Montdidier, France

June 25, 1497

Died

April 06, 1558

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Fernel

Genre

Science, Physiology, Nonfiction

Influences

Hippocrates

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Jean François Fernel (in Latin, Fernelius) (1497 – 26 April 1558) was a French physician who introduced the term "physiology" to describe the study of the body's function. He was the first person to describe the spinal canal. The lunar crater Fernelius is named after him.

Fernel suggested that taste buds are sensitive to fat, an idea which only recently has been shown to be correct.

He was born at Montdidier, and after receiving his early education at his native town and at Claremont, he entered college in Paris. At first he devoted himself to mathematical and astronomical studies; but from 1534 he gave himself up entirely to medicine, in which he graduated in 1530. His general erudition, and the skill and success with which he sought to revi ...more

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	Meilleur Traitement Du Mal Vénérien, 1579. Traduction, Préface Et Notes, (Éd.1879) (Sciences) (French Edition) by Jean Fernel, Jean Fernel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ioannis Fernelii Ambianatis Monalosphaerium, Partibus Constans Quatuor: Prima, Generalis Horarij Et Structuram, Et Vsum, in Exquisita Monalosphærij ... Multa Breuitate Comple 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Ioannis Fernelii Ambiani, Archiatri, Doctoris Parisiensis Therapeutices Universalis, Seu Medendi Rationis Libri Septem: Quam Totius Medicina Tertiam ... Necessariam (Classic Reprint) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ioannis Fernelii Ambiani, Archiatri, Doctoris Parisiensis Therapeutices Universalis, Seu Medendi Rationis Libri Septem: Quam Totius Medicina Tertiam ... Necessariam (Classic Reprint) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Vii. Livres De La Physiologie 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	La Methode Generale de Guerir Les Fievres. Traduit En Latin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Physiologie, 1550 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ioannis Fernelii Ambianatis Cosmotheoria, libros duo complexa. Prior mundi totius & formam 1528 [Hardcover] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars