page_title: Thomas Muffet
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas Muffet
caption_attribution_description: Engraved title page of Insectorum Theatrum made by William Rogers but not used in the published version.
context_page_description: Thomas Muffet was an English naturalist and physician. He is best known for his Puritan beliefs, his study of insects in regard to medicine, his support of the Paracelsian system of medicine, and his emphasis on the importance of experience over reputation in the field of medicine.
context_section_description: Thomas Muffet (also Moufet, Mouffet, or Moffet) (1553 – 5 June 1604) was an English naturalist and physician. He is best known for his Puritan beliefs, his study of insects in regard to medicine (particularly spiders), his support of the Paracelsian system of medicine, and his emphasis on the importance of experience over reputation in the field of medicine.
caption: Unpublished title page engraving by William Rogers with a portrait of Muffet at the bottom
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