Petrus Ryff
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Petrus Ryff (Swiss German: [rif]; Latin: Petrus Ryffius; 8 May 1552 – 19 May 1629) was a Swiss mathematician, physician and chronicler from Basel.
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Petrus Ryff | |
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Born | 8 May 1552 |
Died | 19 May 1629 (1629-05-20) (aged 77) Basel, Swiss Confederacy |
Nationality | Swiss |
Other names | Petrus Ryffius |
Education | University of Basel (M.D., 1584) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine, mathematics, astronomy |
Institutions | University of Basel |
Thesis | De affectibus cordis (1584) |
Academic advisors | Theodor Zwinger, Thomas Erastus, Felix Plater, Johann Nicolaus Stupanus |
Doctoral students | Emmanuel Stupanus |
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