Paracelsus

Every so often, a person is born destined – as if by divine purpose – to change the world. Swiss chemist and occultist Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (1493-1541), who became known across Europe and entered the annals of history as Doctor Paracelsus, was an absolute rock star of medicine. He took medical knowledge kicking and screaming into the Renaissance from the end days of the Middle Ages, all the while annoying just about everybody and making so many enemies he lived with an almost constant threat of physical harm and mortal danger.

Paracelsus was a bridge between the old world and new; a man whose achievements helped pave the way towards modern science as we know it today. Although far-reaching, he was still deeply religious and wished to understand nature through his own prism, which included a deep