Thomas Sydenham (1624-1689)

"Thomas Sydenham (10 September 1624 – 29 December 1689) was an English physician. He was the author of Observationes Medicae which became a standard textbook of medicine for two centuries so that he became known as ´The English Hippocrates´. Among his many achievements was the discovery of a disease, Sydenham´s chorea, also known as St Vitus´ Dance." - (en.wikipedia.org 24.11.2020)