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Thomas Moffet

Thomas Moffet was a British naturalist-naturalist and physician.

After receiving his MD degree in 1580, Thomas Moffet studied the anatomy of the mulberry silkworm in Italy, then returned to England to study arthropods in general, especially spiders. He edited and expanded the work Insectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum ("Insect Theater"), an illustrated guide to the classification and life of insects.

Moffet was also an ardent supporter of the Paracelsian system of medicine.

Date and place of birt:1553, London, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:5 june 1604, Wilton, United Kingdom
Period of activity: XVI, XVII century
Specialization:Doctor, Naturalist, Scientist, Writer
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