Georg Hieronymus Welsch

Georg Hieronymus Welsch (Latinized as Georgius Hieronymus Velschius; 28 October 1624 – 11 November 1677) was a German physician and writer who examined texts in astronomy and medicine from the Ottoman Empire.

He attempted to return to Padua to obtain his physician degree but he was struck by epilepsy and was unable to speak thereafter.

He knew Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic which he had studied in his home town.

During his travels to Basel and Zurich where he studied the work of Conrad Gesner under Johann Heinrich Hottinger.

He wrote extensively on medicine in his manuscripts and published a few works including the methods of Ibn Sina.