Birthdate: March 26, 1516
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
Died: December 13, 1565
Conrad Gessner, a Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist, made significant contributions to the fields of bibliography, zoology, and botany. He served as Zürich’s city physician, which afforded him the opportunity to dedicate time to collecting, research, and writing. Gessner is credited as the pioneer of modern scientific bibliography, zoology, and botany. He was the first to describe numerous plant and animal species in Europe and had several species named in his honor.
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