Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: alchemical methods

  • Leonhard Thurneysser: scholar, alchemist, and miracle doctor

    Leonard Thurneysser. Via The National Library of Medicine. A highly controversial figure even in his time, Leonhard Thurneysser remains to this very day for some a revered scientist and for others a resolute quack. Born 1531 in Basel, he was the son of a goldsmith and followed in his father’s profession. He also studied with…