Albrecht von Haller

Albrecht von Haller
Portrait of von Haller by Johann Rudolf Huber, 1736
Born16 October 1708
Died12 December 1777(1777-12-12) (aged 69)
NationalitySwiss
Scientific career
FieldsAnatomist
Physiologist
Naturalist
Ex libris from Albrecht von Haller. Da Fondazione BEIC
Ex libris from Albrecht von Haller. Da Fondazione BEIC
Manuscript notes from Albrecht von Haller. Da Fondazione BEIC
Copper engraving ex libris from Albrecht von Haller. Fondazione BEIC

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]

  1. ^ Morgan-Guy, John (2018). "Thomas Secker M.D.: Archbishop and man-midwife". Journal of Medical Biography. 26 (2): 102–110. doi:10.1177/0967772018757356. PMID 29461154.
  2. ^ Stefano Sandrone (2015). Brain Renaissance: From Vesalius to Contemporary Neuroscience. Oxford University Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-19-938383-2. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ G. W. Bruyn; Charles M. Poser (2003). The History of Tropical Neurology: Nutritional Disorders. Science History Publications/USA. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-88135-281-8. Retrieved 17 February 2018.