About Magnus Pegel
Lived 1547 – 1610 (aged 62–63). Magnus Pegel was a German mathematician, university teacher and physician.
Magnus Pegel (or Pegelius or Pegelow) (15 May 1547 – 1619) was a German doctor and mathematician. Pegel was born in Rostock in Pomerania/Germany and was one of the first authors to write (in 1604) about the theory of blood transfusions. He died at Stettin.
Works
"Disputatio de peste" "Universi seu mundi Diatyposis" "Thesaurus rerum selectarum" "Aphorismi thesum selectarum"
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Who was Magnus Pegel?
German mathematician
When was Magnus Pegel born?
Magnus Pegel was born in 1547 in Rostock.
When did Magnus Pegel die?
Magnus Pegel died in 1610 in Szczecin.
What was Magnus Pegel's occupation?
Magnus Pegel was a mathematician, university teacher and physician.
What nationality was Magnus Pegel?
Magnus Pegel was German.
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