Paracelsus was born in Egg an der Sihl, a village close to the Etzel Pass in Einsiedeln, Schwyz. He was born in a house right next to a bridge across the Sihl river(known as Teufelsbrücke). The historical house, dated to the 14th century,

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As a physician of the early 16th century, Paracelsus held a natural affinity with the Hermetic, Neoplatonic, and Pythagorean philosophies central to the Renaissance, a world-view exemplified by

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Chemistry
Paracelsus was one of the first medical professors to recognize that physicians required a solid academic

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Portraits
The oldest surviving portrait of Paracelsus is a woodcut by Augustin Hirschvogel, published in 1538, still during Paracelsus's lifetime. A still older

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• Ball, Philip. The Devil's Doctor ISBN 978-0-09-945787-9 (Arrow Books, Random House)
• Moran, Bruce T. (2005) Distilling Knowledge: Alchemy,

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• "Paracelsus" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 20 (11th ed.). 1911.
Online bibliographies and facsimile editions
• Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz)

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Because of the work of Karl Widemann, who copied over 30 years the work of Paracelsus, many

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