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Word: bombastus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...small ceremony at his home in Günsbach, France, 77-year-old Albert Schweitzer, physician, musician, philosopher and missionary, was presented with the first Paracelsus Medal (in honor of Philippus Paracelsus, 16th century alchemist and physician whose real name was Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim) awarded by the German Physicians' Congress for "outstanding services...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 20, 1952 | 10/20/1952 | See Source »

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