Ole Borch
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| Born | April 7, 1626 Ribe, Denmark |
| Died | October 13, 1690 (aged 64) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
| Occupation | Danish scientist |
Ole Borch (7 April 1626 – 13 October 1690) (
grammarian, and poet. He was royal physician to both Kings Frederick III of Denmark and Christian V of Denmark
.
He was the founder of Borchs Kollegium and is noted for being the influential instructor of scientist Nicolas Steno. [1]
Biography
Borch was born at Nørre Bork in the Diocese of Ribe, Denmark. He was the son of Oluf Clausen and Margrethe Lauridsdatter. His father was a parish priest, He studied medicine at the University of Copenhagen. He became a lector at Vor Frue Skole in 1650. He distinguished himself in the
Comenius. In England he met Robert Boyle and in France he visited Melchisédech Thévenot
. His well recorded journals of his travels are an important document of the European scientific climate in the 17th century.
Returning to Copenhagen in 1665, he assumed the position that he was to hold for nearly thirty years. He became a professor of philology at the University of Copenhagen and in 1666 of chemistry and botany.[2]
Borch is one of the fathers of
glossopetrae which Borch used, as was common for the time, in medicines. He extracted oxygen out of saltpeter
in 1678.
Legacy
Borch is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of South American snake, .
Works
- De Ortu et Progressu Chemiae Dissertatio, 1668;
- Hermetis, Aegypiorum et Chemicorum sapientia, 1674;
- Conspectus Scriptorum Chemicorum Celebriorum, 1696 (posthumously).
References
- ^ "Borch, Oluf (ell. Ole), 1626-90". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "Borch, Oluf (Ole)". Salmonsens konversationsleksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Siagonodon borrichianus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Cutler, Alan (2003). The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science, Sainthood, and the Humble Genius Who Discovered a New History of the Earth. ISBN 0-525-94708-6.
External links
- Nicholas Steno biography at Danish Embassy, United States
- Outline of lecture on Borch's role in transmission of knowledge
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