Jan Jesenius

Jan Jesenius
D(ominus) Iohan(nes) Iessenius a Iessen olim Vitenberg, nunc Carolinae Prag(ae) Acad(emiae) rector purpuratus. A contemporary copperplate by Matthäus Merian, 1617
BornDecember 27, 1566
DiedJune 21, 1621 (aged 54)
Known forphysician
politician
philosopher
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorHieronymus Fabricius
Doctoral studentsDaniel Sennert

Jan Jesenius, also written as Jessenius (German: Johannes Jessenius, Hungarian: Jeszenszky János, Slovak: Ján Jesenský; December 27, 1566 – June 21, 1621), was a Bohemian physician, politician and philosopher.