Johannes Walaeus (born Jan de Wale; also known as Johannes de Wale; 1604–1649) was a Dutch physician and illustrious professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Leiden University. He was graduated Doctor of Medicine in 1631, when he defended his dissertation, entitled Disputiatio medica de febribus at Leiden University.[1] Two years after that, he was nominated Professor extraordinarius. In 1648, he was offered full professorship at Leiden University. Johannes Walaeus was a son of the theologian Antonius Walaeus.

Johannes Walaeus
Johannes Walaeus (1604–1649)
Born27 December 1604
Died1649 (1650) (aged 44)
Leiden, Dutch Republic
NationalityDutch
EducationLeiden University (M.D., 1631)
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine
InstitutionsUniversity of Leiden
Doctoral advisorOtto Heurnius
Notable studentsThomas Bartholin

Publications edit

  • Walaeus, Johannes (1677). Iohannis Walaei Epistulae duae: De motu chyli, et sanguinis

References edit

  1. ^ Schouten, J. (1 July 1974). "Johannes Walaeus (1604–1649) and His Experiments on the Circulation of the Blood". Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. XXIX (3): 259–279. doi:10.1093/jhmas/XXIX.3.259. ISSN 0022-5045. PMID 4604653.