Johannes Walaeus

Johannes Walaeus
Johannes Walaeus (1604–1649)
Born 27 December 1604
Koudekerke, Walcheren
Died 1649 (1650) (aged 44)
Leiden, Dutch Republic
Citizenship Dutch
Scientific career
Fields Medicine
Institutions University of Leiden
Doctoral advisor Otto Heurnius
Notable students Thomas Bartholin

Johannes Walaeus (Jan de Wale, Johannes de Wale) (1604-1649) was a Dutch physician and illustrious professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Leiden University. He was graduated Doctor of Medicine in 1631, when he defended his dissertation, entitled Disputiatio medica de febribus at Leiden University. Two years after that, he was nominated Professor extraordinarius. In 1648, he was offered full professorship at Leiden University.

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