Cristóbal Acosta
Cristóvão da Costa or Cristóbal Acosta and Latinized as Christophorus Acosta Africanus (c. 1525 – c. 1594) was a Portuguese doctor and natural historian. He is considered a pioneer in the study of plants from the Orient, especially their use in pharmacology. Together with the apothecary Tomé Pires and the physician Garcia de Orta he was one of the pioneers of Indo-Portuguese medicine. He published a book on the medicinal plants of the orient titled Tractado de las drogas y medicinas de la Indias Orientales in 1578.
Cristóvão da Costa | |
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| Born | c. 1525 Tangier or Portuguese Cape Verde |
| Died | c. 1594 Huelva, Spain |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation(s) | Physician and naturalist |
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