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Albrecht von Haller | |
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![]() Albrecht von Haller | |
Born | 16 October 1708 |
Died | 12 December 1777 Bern, Swiss Confederacy | (aged 69)
Nationality | Swiss |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Anatomist Physiologist Naturalist |
Albrecht von Haller (also known as Albertus de Haller; 16 October 1708 – 12 December 1777) was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, encyclopedist, bibliographer and poet. A pupil of Herman Boerhaave and Jacob Winslow,[1] he is sometimes referred to as "the father of modern physiology."[2][3]