Gesner, Conrad

Conrad Gesner
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Name	Gesner, Conrad Gender: M
born on	16 March 1516 Jul.Cal. (26 Mar 1516 greg.)
Place	Zürich, Switzerland, 47n23, 8e32
Timezone	LMT m8e32 (is local mean time)
Data source	Date w/o time Rodden Rating X Collector: Keller
Astrology data	05°23' or

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Conrad Gesner (Conrad Meyer)

Biography

Swiss universal genius in the 16th century.Born in Zurich he was first teacher,then Professor for Greek in Lausanne, at the end of his life city physician.But his glory goes back being a pioneer in zoology and botanics where he happened to draw a line between Aristoteles to the Middle Age and his own judgement.That way his books "Historiae animalium"(Histories of Animals) and "Historia plantarum" appeared in several volumes,partly post mortem.To that time they stood on the "List of forbidden books".Gesner wrote also different books about geology.He cared for the sciences by mentioning countless authors who had written before about similar things in former times. As he wouldn't that these sources could disappear he got foundator of bibliography.

Conrad Gesner died on 13 december 1565(in the night)through the plague.

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Events

• Work : New Job 1541 (prof. of phsics)

• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1551 (Historiae animalium (vol. I))

• Death by Disease 13 December 1565 Jul.Cal. (23 Dec 1565 greg.) in Zürich (plague)
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• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1586 ("Historia plantarum" (ed. by J.Camerarius))

• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1587 (Historiae animalium:5th folio, on snakes)

Source Notes

Birthtime unknown (16.3.1516 jul.=26.3.1516 greg.)

Categories

• Traits : Personality : Creative

• Traits : Personality : Disciplined

• Traits : Personality : Disciplined

• Traits : Personality : Perfectionist

• Traits : Personality : Perfectionist

• Vocation : Education : Teacher (1537 for Greek)

• Vocation : Medical : Physician (City Physician of Zürich in 1554)

• Vocation : Science : Biology

• Vocation : Science : Geology

• Vocation : Writers : Other Writers (Books about plants, animals,birds and snakes))

• Notable : Awards : Other Awards (Charles de Linné called a plant family "Gesneria")

• Notable : Famous : First in Field (Zoology, biology)