Period Overview

The people and events below are in alphabetical order. For a chronological list please see the Toxicology Timeline.

The Early Modern Period spans the time from the Renaissance, beginning around the 14th century, to the Industrial Revolution, which began in the 18th century in some parts of the world. This was a time of great exploration and scientific discovery, and also coincides with the formation of some modern nation-states.

• Agricola
• Pope Clement
• Bernard Courtois
• Devonshire Colic
• Felice Fontana
• Fowler's Solution
• Christian Hahnemann
• John Jones
• Heinrich Khunrath
• Antoine Lavoisier
• Leonardo da Vinci
• King Louis XIV
• Francois Magendie
• Murad IV Ghazi
• Richard Mead
• Isaac Newton
• Catherine de Medici
• Catherine Deshayes Monvoisin
• William Musgrave
• Jean Nicot
• Paracelsus
• William Piso
• Pierre Ordinaire
• Mathieu J. B. Orfila
• Percivel Pott
• Benjamin Rush
• Bernardo Ramazzini
• William Shakespeare
• Hieronyma Spara
• Carl Wilhelm Scheele
• Freidrich Serturner
• St. John's Dance
• Tokugawa Shogunate
• Guilia Tophania
• Witches Bull