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Physician writer Biographies
Every archived life recorded as physician writer, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Agostinho Neto
September 17, 1922 – September 10, 1979
President of Angola (1975-1979)
Ancient era
Galen
c. 200 CE – c. 300 CE
2nd-century Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher
Medieval era
Paracelsus
November 10, 1493 – September 24, 1541
Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493–1541)
Medieval era
Maimonides
March 30, 1138 – December 13, 1204
Medieval Jewish philosopher from Spain (1135–1204)
Modern era
Arthur Conan Doyle
May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930
British writer and physician (1859–1930)
Modern era
David Livingstone
March 19, 1813 – May 1, 1873
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
Modern era
Ruth Pfau
September 9, 1929 – August 10, 2017
German-Pakistani physician and Catholic nun (1929–2017)
Modern era
Oliver Sacks
July 9, 1933 – August 30, 2015
British neurologist and writer (1933–2015)
Early Modern era
Mungo Park
September 11, 1771 – 1806
Scottish naturalist and explorer of the African continent