Johannes Walaeus

Johannes Walaeus
Johannes Walaeus
	Johannes Walaeus (1604–1649)
Born	27 December 1604; Koudekerke, Walcheren, Dutch Republic
Died	1649 (aged 44); Leiden, Dutch Republic
Nationality	Dutch
Education	Leiden University (M.D., 1631)
	Scientific career
Fields	Medicine
Institutions	University of Leiden
Doctoral advisor	Otto Heurnius
Notable students	Thomas Bartholin

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.

Publications

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

References

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.

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[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.