Felix Platter

Felix Platter
Felix Platter (1584) by Hans Bock
Born28 October 1536
Died28 July 1614 (1614-07-29) (aged 77)
Basel
NationalitySwiss
Other namesFelix Plater
EducationUniversity of Montpellier (M.D., 1557)
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine
InstitutionsUniversity of Basel
Doctoral advisorGuillaume Rondelet
Notable studentsPetrus Ryff
Emmanuel Stupanus

Felix Platter (also Plater /ˈplɑːtər/; German: [ˈplatɐ]; Latinized: Platerus; 28 October 1536 – 28 July 1614) was a Swiss physician, well known for his classification of psychiatric diseases, and was also the first to describe an intracranial tumour (a meningioma).