Valerius Cordus

Valerius Cordus was a German physician, botanist and pharmacologist who authored the first pharmacopoeia North of the Alps and one of the most celebrated herbals in history. He is also widely credited with developing the sulfuric acid method for synthesizing ether.

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Who was born first?

• Valerius Cordus and Petrus Ramus were born the same year
• Valerius Cordus was born 1 year before Conrad Gessner
• Valerius Cordus was born 1 year after Georg Joachim Rheticus
• Valerius Cordus was born 2 years after Daniele Barbaro
• Valerius Cordus was born 2 years before Rembert Dodoens

Timeline

1. Daniele BarbaroFebruary 8, 1513 – April 13, 1570
2. Georg Joachim RheticusFebruary 16, 1514 – December 4, 1574
3. Petrus Ramus1515 – August 26, 1572
4. Valerius Cordus (this page)February 18, 1515 – September 25, 1544
5. Conrad GessnerMarch 26, 1516 – December 13, 1565
6. Rembert DodoensJune 29, 1517 – March 10, 1585

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