Hermann Boerhaave's primary importance to medicine was as a teacher. He was the first person to develop a modern system of clinical teaching based on bedside observation of the patient. His skills as a teacher drew students from all over Europe who...

The Dutch physician and chemist Hermann Boerhaave (1668-1738) was the leading medical teacher of the early 18th century. His works on medicine and chemistry had widespread use as basic textbooks. Hermann Boerhaave was born on Dec. 31, 1668, at...

The Dutch physician and chemist Hermann Boerhaave (1668-1738) was the leading medical teacher of the early eighteenth century. His works on medicine and chemistry had widespread use as basic textbooks. Hermann Boerhaave was born on December 31, 1668,...

1668-1738 Dutch Physician and Chemist The Dutch physician and professor of medicine Hermann Boerhaave was widely known and revered for his exemplary role in teaching clinical, or "bedside," medicine. Although Boerhaave is not associated...

Herman Boerhaave (Voorhout, December 31, 1668 - Leyden, September 23, 1738) was a Dutch humanist and physician of European fame. He is regarded as the founder of clinical teaching and of the modern academic hospital. His main achievement was to...