Philipp Franz von Siebold

Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist (died 1866)

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Born: February 17, 1796
Died: October 18, 1866
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1796

About Philipp Franz von Siebold

Jhr. Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold was a German physician, botanist and traveller. He achieved prominence by his studies of Japanese flora and fauna. He was the father of the first female Japanese doctor educated in Western medicine, Kusumoto Ine. Von Siebold is credited with the introduction of vaccination and pathological anatomy for the first time in Japan. Philipp Franz von Siebold became a physician by earning his M.D. degree in 1820.

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The world when Philipp Franz von Siebold was born

Philipp Franz von Siebold was born in 1796. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineGeorge Washington delivers farewell address
Technology milestoneEdward Jenner develops smallpox vaccine
World population~833M

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge Washington
U.S. population4.8M

1796 versus 2026

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Measure	1796	2026
Population	4.8M	341 million

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