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Michael Servetus
Spanish theologian and physician who described the pulmonary circulation of blood
Did you know?He was condemned as a heretic by both Catholics and Protestants and was eventually executed in Geneva on the orders of John Calvin.
Michael Servetus (Spanish: Miguel Servet; French: Michel Servet; also known as Michel Servetus, Miguel de Villanueva, Revés, or Michel de Villeneuve; 29 September 1509 or 1511 – 27 October 1553) was a Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer, and Renaissance humanist.
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- Age at death
- 42
- Years since death
- 472
- Born
- September 19, 1511 · Tudela, Spain
- Died
- October 27, 1553
- Cause of death
- Death by burning
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Known for
- Science, Religion, Literature
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