Arnaldus de Villanova

Timeline

1. c. 1240–1285Montpellier · MontpellierHe studied and taught at the University of Montpellier, absorbing the Arabic-Greek medical tradition and beginning to write medical and pharmacological works, establishing his reputation as a leading medieval clinician.
2. 1286–1290Barcelona · BarcelonaEmployed as physician to the King of Aragon, he practiced at the Barcelona court while continuing medical writing and alchemical research; his works circulated widely in the western Mediterranean.
3. 1291–1300Montpellier · MontpellierIn the 1290s he continued teaching at Montpellier, completed important medical works such as On Fevers, and published prophetic theological treatises; his eschatological views drew papal attention, making him one of the most controversial figures in medieval intellectual life.
4. 1301–1311off Genoa · GenoaIn his later years he was still summoned by rulers of various lands; in 1311 he died at sea while answering a summons to the papal court. His medical works continued to be reprinted from the 14th to 16th centuries, long influencing European pharmacology and clinical thought.