| Franciscus Sylvius |
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He researched the structure of the Brain and discovered the cleft in the brain now known as Sylvius' Fissure . Sylvius' angle is also named after him. Franciscus Sylvius is widely believed to be the first person to successfully distill beverage alcohol, then known as ''aqua vitae'' or "water of life." Distilled spirits were first used for medicinal purposes. REFERENCES
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