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Regnier de Graaf
Dutch physician (–)
"Reinier de Graaf" redirects here. For the architect, see Reinier de Graaf (architect).
Regnier de Graaf (English spelling), original Dutch spelling Reinier de Graaf, or Latinized Reijnerus de Graeff (30 July &#;&#; 17 August ), was a Dutch physician, physiologist and anatomist who made key discoveries in reproductive biology.
He specialized in iatrochemistry and iatrogenesis,[1] and was the first to develop a syringe to inject dye into human reproductive organs so that he could understand their structure and function.[2]
Biography
De Graaf was born in Schoonhoven in a Roman Catholic family, as the son of a carpenter/engineer (equivalent to a modern architect).
He studied medicine in Leuven (), Utrecht and Leiden ().[3][4] There his co-students were Jan Swammerdam, Niels Stensen, Ole Borch and Frederik Ruysch, cooperating with professor Franciscus Sylvius, Johannes van Horne and Lucas