Aelius Everhardus Vorstius

Aelius Everhardus Vorstius (26 September 1565 – 22 October 1624) was a Dutch

physician A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...

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and university professor at

Leiden University Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; nl, Universiteit Leiden) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. The university was founded as a Protestant university in 1575 by William the Silent, William, Prince o ...

from 1598 to 1624. Born in

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and studied and traveled to

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, Leiden,

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, Padua, Bologna, Ferrara, and Naples before returning to work in

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, then Leiden where he became Director of the botanical garden. His son, Adolphus Vorst (or Vorstius) was also a prominent physician who also became professor of medicine at Leiden. He died in Leiden. 1565 births 1624 deaths 16th-century Dutch botanists Dutch anatomists 16th-century Dutch anatomists Leiden University alumni Heidelberg University alumni University of Cologne alumni University of Padua alumni University of Bologna alumni University of Ferrara alumni Academic staff of Leiden University 16th-century Dutch people Pre-Linnaean botanists {{netherlands-scientist-stub