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Henricus Regius (/ˈriːdʒiəs/; July 29, 1598 – February 19, 1679) was a Dutch philosopher, physician, and professor of medicine at the University of Utrecht from 1638.^[1]

Biography

Regius was born in Utrecht, and was also known by his birth name, Hendrik de Rooj, or by its French rendering, Henri Le Roy. He studied liberal arts at the University of Franeker and medicine at Groningen University, Leiden University, and subsequently at the Universities of Montpellier and Padua.

He was a vocal proponent of Cartesianism, and corresponded frequently with René Descartes.^[2] He was the author of a textbook of natural philosophy, Fundamenta Physices.

He died in Utrecht.

References

^ Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
^ Copleston, Frederick Charles (2003). A history of philosophy, Volume 4. Continuum International. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8264-6898-7. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

External links

The Correspondence between Descartes and Henricus Regius (in French, with commentary in English)
Clarke, Desmond. "Henricus Regius". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
The Mathematics Genealogy Project - Henricus Regius

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[1] Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

[2] Copleston, Frederick Charles (2003). A history of philosophy, Volume 4. Continuum International. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8264-6898-7. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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-Regius was born in [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], and was also known by his birth name, '''''Hendrik de Roy''''', or by its French rendering, ''Henri Le Roy''.  He studied [[liberal arts]] at the [[University of Franeker]] and medicine at [[Groningen University]], [[Leiden University]], and subsequently at the Universities of [[University of Montpellier|Montpellier]] and [[University of Padua|Padua]].
+Regius was born in [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], and was also known by his birth name, '''''Hendrik de Rooj''''', or by its French rendering, ''Henri Le Roy''.  He studied [[liberal arts]] at the [[University of Franeker]] and medicine at [[Groningen University]], [[Leiden University]], and subsequently at the Universities of [[University of Montpellier|Montpellier]] and [[University of Padua|Padua]].
 He was a vocal proponent of [[Cartesianism]], and corresponded frequently with [[René Descartes]].<ref>{{Cite book

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