Ole Worm

Ole Worm (May 13, 1588–August 31, 1654), (pronounced "Olay Vorm") who often went by the Latinized form of his name Olaus Wormius, was a Danish physician and antiquary.

Life

Worm was the son of Willum Worm who served as the mayor of Aarhus, and was made a rich man by the inheritance from his father. Ole Worm's grandfather Johan Worm, a magistrate in Aarhus, was a Lutheran who had fled from Arnhem in Gelderland while it was under Catholic rule.

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Aarhus - Lutheran - Arnhem - Gelderland - Catholic

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Ole Worm was something of a perpetual student: after attending the grammar school of Aarhus, he continued his education at the University of Marburg in 1605, received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Basel in 1611, and received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1617. The rest of his academic career was spent in Copenhagen, where he taught Latin, Greek, physics, and medicine. He was personal physician to King Christian V of Denmark. Somewhat remarkable for a physician of the time, he remained in the city of Copenhagen to minister to the sick during an epidemic of the Black Death.

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Perpetual student - Grammar school - University of Marburg - 1605 - University of Basel - 1611 - University of Copenhagen - 1617 - Latin - Greek - Physics - Medicine - King Christian V of Denmark - Epidemic - Black Death

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