Conrad Gessner (Эонимус Филиатер, 1516 - 1565)

Conrad Gessner

Conrad Gessner or Gessner (German: Conrad Gessner, also Conrad Gesner) was a Swiss scholar-encyclopaedist who was one of the first to attempt to systematise the accumulated knowledge of mankind about animals and plants. He is best known for his five-volume Historiae animalium ("History of animals", 1551-1587).

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Nickname:	Эонимус Филиатер
Date and place of birt:	26 march 1516, Zurich, Switzerland
Date and place of death:	13 december 1565, Zurich, Switzerland
Nationality:	Switzerland
Period of activity:	XVI century
Specialization:	Botanist, Doctor, Scientist