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Clayton Parkhill (1860-1902) was an American anatomist and surgeon. A native of Denver he graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1883. After his...

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, Catholic philosopher and child prodigy. He made important contribu...

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, Catholic philosopher and child prodigy. He made important contribu...

Gregory Goodwin Pincus (1903-1967) was an American biologist and medical researcher who co-invented the combined oral contraceptive pill. Pincus began...

Felix Plater (1536-1614) was a Swiss physician and professor of medicine at the University of Basel for over 50 years. He founded a botanical garden,...

Howard Taylor Ricketts (1871-1910) was an American bacteriologist and pathologist after whom the Rickettsiaceae family and the Rickettsiales are name...

Ricketts, wearing lab coat, holding a chimpanzee or monkey. No location or date given. Howard Taylor Ricketts (1871-1910) was an American bacteriologi...

Ricketts working in laboratory using microscope. No location or date given. Howard Taylor Ricketts (1871-1910) was an American bacteriologist and pat...

Rous at microscope in laboratory. No location or date given. Francis Peyton Rous (1879-1970) was an American virologist who received his B.A. and M.D....

Francis Peyton Rous (1879-1970) was an American virologist who received his B.A. and M.D. from Johns Hopkins University. In 1911, he observed that a m...

Daniel Rutherford (1749-1819) was a Scottish physician, chemist and botanist who discovered and isolated nitrogen gas in 1772. He kept a mouse in a co...

Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (1818-1865) was a Hungarian physician now known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Semmelweis discovered that case...

Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (1818-1865) was a Hungarian physician now known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Semmelweis discovered that case...

Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser (1855-1916) was a German physician, dermatologist and microbiologist. In 1877 Neisser became an assistant of the derma...

Daniel Sennert (1572-1637) was a German physician and Professor of Medicine at the University of Wittenberg. He was a prolific academic author, especi...

Daniel Sennert (1572-1637) was a German physician and Professor of Medicine at the University of Wittenberg. He was a prolific academic author, especi...

Daniel Sennert (1572-1637) was a German physician and Professor of Medicine at the University of Wittenberg. He was a prolific academic author, especi...

Daniel Sennert (1572-1637) was a German physician and Professor of Medicine at the University of Wittenberg. He was a prolific academic author, especi...

Daniel Sennert (1572-1637) was a German physician and Professor of Medicine at the University of Wittenberg. He was a prolific academic author, especi...

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet and playwright. He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. His surviving works...

Charles Scott Sherrington (1857-1952) was an English neurophysiologist, histologist, bacteriologist, and a pathologist, Nobel laureate and president o...

Charles Scott Sherrington (1857-1952) was an English neurophysiologist, histologist, bacteriologist, and a pathologist, Nobel laureate and president o...

James Young Simpson (1811-1870) was a Scottish physician and anesthetic pioneer. Simpson entered the University of Edinburgh when he was 14 years old,...

James Young Simpson (1811-1870) was a Scottish physician and anesthetic pioneer. Simpson entered the University of Edinburgh when he was 14 years old,...

J. Marion Sims (1813-1883) was a surgical pioneer, considered the father of American gynecology. Modern historians argue about his legacy as Sims used...

Theobald Smith (1859-1934) was a pioneering epidemiologist and pathologist and is widely-considered to be America's first internationally-significant...

Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729-1799) was an Italian Catholic priest, biologist and physiologist who made important contributions to the experimental study...

Antoine Henri Becquerel (1852-1908) was a French physicist and the discoverer of radioactivity. After Wilhelm Conrad R?ntgen's discovery of x-rays, Be...

Becquerel at table with large magnet. No date or location given. Antoine Henri Becquerel (1852-1908) was a French physicist and the discoverer of radi...

Pierre Paul Broca (1824-1880) was a French physician, surgeon, anatomist and anthropologist. He is best known for his research on Broca's area, a regi...

Pierre Paul Broca (1824-1880) was a French physician, surgeon, anatomist and anthropologist. He is best known for his research on Broca's area, a regi...

Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (1823-1915) was a French entomologist, naturalist and author. He was a popular teacher, physicist, chemist and botanist. Howe...

Edward Augustus Holyoke (August 1, 1728 - March 31, 1829) was an American educator and physician. He opened a medical practice in 1748 and practiced f...

Edward Augustus Holyoke (August 1, 1728 - March 31, 1829) was an American educator and physician. He opened a medical practice in 1748 and practiced f...

?tienne-Louis Malus (1775-1812) was a French officer, engineer, physicist, and mathematician. He participated in Napoleon's expedition into Egypt (179...

Nicephore Niepce (1765-1833) was a French inventor and a pioneer in the field of photography. Niepce served as a staff officer in the French army unde...

Theophile-Jules Pelouze (1807-1867) was a French chemist. Though Pelouze made no discovery of outstanding importance, he was a busy investigator. He r...

Theophile-Jules Pelouze (1807-1867) was a French chemist. Though Pelouze made no discovery of outstanding importance, he was a busy investigator. He r...

Herbert Spencer (April 27, 1820 - December 8, 1903) was an English philosopher, biologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theo...

Herbert Spencer (April 27, 1820 - December 8, 1903) was an English philosopher, biologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theo...

Herbert Spencer (April 27, 1820 - December 8, 1903) was an English philosopher, biologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theo...

Herbert Spencer (April 27, 1820 - December 8, 1903) was an English philosopher, biologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theo...

Charles-Adolphe Wurtz (1817-1884) was a French organic chemist, best remembered for his advocacy for the atomic theory and for ideas about the structu...

Ernest Henry Starling (1866-1927) was an English physiologist. His main collaborator was his brother-in-law, William Maddock Bayliss. His major contri...

Ernest Henry Starling (1866-1927) was an English physiologist. His main collaborator was his brother-in-law, William Maddock Bayliss. His major contri...

Starling in the midst of an experiment upon circulation with a dog. No date or location given. Ernest Henry Starling (1866-1927) was an English physio...

Andrew Taylor Still (1828-1917) is considered the father of osteopathy and osteopathic medicine (alternative medicine). He was a physician, surgeon, a...

John William Strutt (1842-1919) was an English physicist. He discovered the phenomenon now called Rayleigh scattering, explaining why the sky is blue,...

Alfred Swaine Taylor (1806-1880) was an English toxicologist and medical writer, who has been called the "father of British forensic medicine". He pub...

Alfred Swaine Taylor (1806-1880) was an English toxicologist and medical writer, who has been called the "father of British forensic medicine". He pub...