Georg Ernst Stahl [SEP] date of death
Georg Ernst Stahl
Georg Ernst Stahl (22 October 1659 – 24 May 1734) was a German chemist, physician and philosopher. He was a supporter of vitalism, and until the late 18th century his works on phlogiston were accepted as an explanation for chemical processes.
Life and education.
He was born in St. John's parish in Ansbach, Brandenburg on October 21, 1659. His father was Johann Lorentz Stahl. He was raised in Pietism, which influenced his viewpoints on the world. His interests in chemistry
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- Giovanni Maria Lancisi publishes "De Subitaneis Mortibus" ("On Sudden Death"), an early work in cardiology.
- Georg Ernst Stahl publishes "Theoria medica vera: physiologiam & pathologiam".
Births.
- January 11 – Vincenzo Riccati, Italian mathematician (died 1775)
- April 10 – John Pringle, Scottish physician (died 1782)
- April 15 – Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician (died 1783)
- May 23 – Carl Linnaeus