Jean Fernel
16th-century French physician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean François Fernel (Latinized as Ioannes Fernelius; 1497 – 26 April 1558)[2][3] was a French physician who introduced the term "physiology" to describe the study of the body's function.[4] He was the first person to describe the spinal canal. The lunar crater Fernelius is named after him.
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Jean Fernel | |
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Born | 1497 |
Died | 26 April 1558 |
Nationality | French |
Other names | Ioannes Fernelius |
Academic background | |
Influences | Galen |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Medicine |
Institutions | University of Paris |
Notable students | Andreas Vesalius[1] |
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Fernel suggested that taste buds are sensitive to fat, an idea which research in the early 21st century proved to be correct.[5][6]