The lymphatic system was first described in the seventeenth century independently by Olaus Rudbeck and Thomas Bartholin.
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In 1652, Olaus Rudbeck (1630–1702), a Swede, discovered certain transparent vessels in the liver that contained clear fluid (and not white), and thus named them hepatico-aqueous vessels.
Olaus Rudbeck (1630–1702), Swedish scientist and writer, professor of medicine at Uppsala University
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Olof Rudbeck the Younger (1660–1740), Swedish explorer and scientist, son of Olaus Rudbeck Sr.