Thomas Bartholin was a Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian. He discovered the lymphatic system in humans and advanced the theory of refrigeration anesthesia, being the first to describe it scientifically. Wikipedia
Born: October 20, 1616, Malmö Municipality, Sweden
Died: December 4, 1680 (age 64 years), Copenhagen, Denmark
Children: Caspar Bartholin the Younger and Thomas Bartholin
Parents: Caspar Bartholin the Elder
Siblings: Rasmus Bartholin