Family Sibling
Peter Moffet
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q668763 · wikidata
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Thomas Muffet
1553-01-01 – 1604-06-05
Life & Legacy
Thomas Muffet (also Moufet, Mouffet, or Moffet) (1553 – 5 June 1604) was an English naturalist and physician. He is best known his study of insects and arthropods in regard to medicine (particularly spiders), his support of the Paracelsian system of medicine, and his emphasis on the importance of experience over reputation in the field of medicine. He was an Anti-papist due to his Puritan beliefs.
Occupation & Career
entomologist, politician, physician
Education
Trinity College; Gonville and Caius College
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Gonville and Caius College · Trinity College
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q668763 — wikidata View source
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