Conrad Gessner
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 459 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 26,1516 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Zurich |
| Switzerland | |
| Date of died | December 13,1565 |
| Died | Zurich |
| Switzerland | |
| Influenced | Felix Plater |
| Fields | Botany |
| Zoology | |
| Bibliography | |
| Place of burial | Grossmünster, Zürich, Switzerland |
| Influenc | Felix Plater |
| Field | Botany, zoology and bibliography |
| Education | University of Basel |
| University of Paris | |
| Universität Basel | |
| Université Montpellier | |
| Strasbourg University | |
| University of Bourges | |
| Books | Historia animalium |
| Known for | Bibliotheca universalis |
| Historia animalium | |
| Author abbrev botani | Gesner |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 695665 |
Conrad Gessner Life story
Conrad Gessner was a Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist. Born into a poor family in Zürich, Switzerland, his father and teachers quickly realised his talents and supported him through university, where he studied classical languages, theology and medicine.
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