Thomas Muffet

1553 - 1604

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Country of citizenship: Kingdom of England, United Kingdom

Languages spoken, written or signed: English, Latin

Educated at: Trinity College, Gonville and Caius College

Occupation: entomologist, politician, physician

Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1597-98 Parliament

Influenced by: Paracelsus

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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. Source: Wikipedia (en)