Steven Blankaart, Dutch entomologist (died 1704)

Steven Blankaart

Dutch physician, iatrochemist, and entomologist

Steven Blankaart Latinized as Stephanus Blancardus was a Dutch physician, iatrochemist, and entomologist, who worked on the same field as Jan Swammerdam. Blankaart proved the existence of a capillary system, as had been suggested by Leonardo da Vinci, by spouting up blood…