Helmont, Jan Baptista van

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• Helmont, Jan Baptista van — born Jan. 12, 1580, Brussels, Belg. died Dec. 30, 1644, Vilvoorde, Spanish Netherlands Belgian chemist, physiologist, and physician. Though he tended to mysticism, he was a careful observer and exact experimenter. The first to recognize gases… …   Universalium

• Helmont , Jan Baptista van — (1579–1644) Flemish chemist and physician Van Helmont, who came from a noble Brussels family, was educated at the Catholic University of Louvain in medicine, mysticism, and chemistry, but declined a degree from them. Rejecting all offers of… …   Scientists

• Jan Baptista van Helmont —     Jan Baptista van Helmont     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jan Baptista van Helmont     Born at Brussels, 1577; died near Vilvorde, 30 December, 1644. This scientist, distinguished in the early annals of chemistry, belonged to a good Flemish… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Helmont, Jan Baptista van — (12 ene. 1580, Bruselas, Bélgica–30 dic. 1644, Vilvoorde, Flandes español). Químico, fisiólogo y médico belga. Aunque de tendencias místicas, fue un observador meticuloso y un experimentador preciso. Fue el primero en reconocer otros gases además …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Jan Baptista van Helmont — Nacimiento 12 de enero 1579 Bruselas …   Wikipedia Español

• Jan Baptist van Helmont — Infobox Scientist name = Jan Baptist van Helmont box width = image width = 150px caption = Jan Baptista van Helmont birth date = January 12, 1579 birth place = Brussels death date = December 30, 1644 death place = Vilvoorde, Southern Netherlands… …   Wikipedia

• Johan Baptista van Helmont — Jan Baptist van Helmont, von Lisa Jardine fälschlich „Robert Hooke“ zugeschrieben Johan Baptista van Helmont (* 12. Januar 1580 (nach gregorianischem Kalender) in Brüssel; † 30. Dezember 1644 in Vilvoorde bei Brüssel) war ein flämischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Van — /van/; for 1, 2 also Turk. /vahn/, n. 1. Lake, a salt lake in E Turkey. 1454 sq. mi. (3766 sq. km). 2. a town on this lake. 88,597. 3. a male given name. * * * I City (pop., 1997: 226,965), eastern Turkey, on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The… …   Universalium

• Jan — m. Adaptación del nombre «khan», defendida como la más conforme a la pronunciación de esta palabra en su lengua original. ⇒ Can, kan, Khan. * * * jan. m. Cuba. Vara de madera dura, rematada en una punta de hierro, que se emplea para ahoyar en la… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Jan — /jan/; for 1 also Du., Ger. /yahn/, n. 1. a male given name, form of John. 2. a female given name, form of Janet. * * * (as used in expressions) Brueghel Jan the Elder Jan Amos Komenský Dussek Jan Ladislav Eyck Jan van Gossart Jan Jan Mabuse Jan… …   Universalium