Franciscus Sylvius

Franciscus Sylvius
Franciscus Sylvius
	Franciscus Sylvius
Born	Franz de le Boë; 15 March 1614; Hanau, Holy Roman Empire
Died	19 November 1672 (aged 58); Leiden, Republic of the United Netherlands
Education	Academy of Sedan; Leiden University; University of Basel (M.D., 1637)
Known for	Sylvian fissure Aqueduct of Sylvius
	Scientific career
Institutions	Leiden University
Theses	Positiones variae medicae (Various Medical Positions) (1634); De animali motu ejusque laesionibus (On Animal Movement and its Disorders) (1637);
Doctoral advisor	Emmanuel Stupanus
Other academic advisors	Adolph Vorstius; Otto Heurnius
Doctoral students	Burchard de Volder
Other notable students	Ehrenfried von Tschirnhaus

Franciscus Sylvius (Dutch: [frɑnˈsɪskʏs ˈsɪlvijʏs], Ecclesiastical Latin: [franˈtʃiskus ˈsilvi.us]; born Franz de le Boë; 15 March 1614 – 19 November 1672) was a Dutch physician and scientist (chemist, physiologist and anatomist) who was an early champion of Descartes', Van Helmont's and William Harvey's work and theories. He was one of the earliest defenders of the theory of circulation of the blood in the Netherlands, and commonly falsely cited as the inventor of gin – others pinpoint the origin of gin to Italy.

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