Albrecht von Haller
Swiss anatomist and physiologist
Albrecht von Haller was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, encyclopedist, bibliographer and poet. A pupil of Herman Boerhaave and Jacob Winslow, he is sometimes referred to as "the father of modern physiology." Wikipedia
Born: October 16, 1708, Bern, Switzerland
Died: December 12, 1777 (age 69 years), Bern, Switzerland
Education: Universiteit Leiden and Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Grandchildren: Karl Ludwig von Haller and Anna Haller
Children: Gottlieb Emanuel von Haller
Partner: Mariane Haller