Births on October 9

Nicolaes Tulp

Born on October 9, 1593

Nicolaes Tulp, Dutch anatomist and politician (d. 1674)

Nicolaes Tulp (9 October 1593 – 12 September 1674) was a Dutch surgeon and mayor of Amsterdam. Tulp was well known for his upstanding moral character and as the subject of Rembrandt's famous painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp.

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