Nicolaes Tulp

Nicolaes Tulp
Nicolaes Tulp by Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy (1633).
Born	Claes Pieterszoon (1593-10-09)9 October 1593 Amsterdam
Died	12 September 1674(1674-09-12) (aged 80) The Hague
Nationality	Dutch
Alma mater	University of Leiden
Known for	Mayor of Amsterdam, subject of Rembrandt painting
Scientific career
Fields	Physician, surgeon, writer, pharmacist, politics
Institutions	University of Leiden, Amsterdam Guild of Surgeons

Nicolaes Tulp (9 October 1593 – 12 September 1674) was a Dutch surgeon and mayor of Amsterdam. Tulp was well known for his upstanding moral character^[1] and as the subject of Rembrandt's famous painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp.