Gerard van Swieten

Gerard van Swieten
Born(1700-05-07)7 May 1700
Died18 June 1772(1772-06-18) (aged 72)
NationalityDutch
Alma materLeiden University (M.D., 1725)
University of Leuven
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, pharmacy
Thesis De arteriae fabrica et efficacia in corpore humano  (1725)
Doctoral advisorBernhard Siegfried Albinus
Other academic advisorsHerman Boerhaave
Doctoral studentsAnton von Störck
Other notable studentsNikolaus von Jacquin

Gerard van Swieten (7 May 1700 – 18 June 1772) was a Dutch physician who from 1745 was the personal physician of the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and transformed the Austrian health service and medical university education. He was the father of Gottfried van Swieten, patron of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.