angezeigt wird. In the last decade of his life he began to compile his major botanical work, Historia plantarum. [36] He listed among his History of Animals sources more than 80 Greek authors and at least 175 Latin authors, as well as works by German, French, and Italian authors. [3][8] Over his lifetime he was able to produce some 70 publications on many different subjects. His expeditions frequently involved visits to mountainous country, below the snow-line). In the words of science writer Anna Pavord, "He was a one-man search engine, a 16th-century Google with the added bonus of critical evaluation. A Historia animalium foi a obra mestra de Gessner, e foi a máis lida de todas as historias naturais do Renacemento. Here he had leisure to devote himself to scientific studies, especially botany, and earn money to further his medical studies. Johann Conrad Gessner, Konrad Gessner, Conrad von Gesner o Conradus Gesnerus (26 de marzo de 1516-13 de diciembre de 1565) fue un naturalista y bibliógrafo suizo (no confundir con Johannes Gessner, 1709-1790). Conrad Gessner, Thierbuch (Animal Book), 1563. You can update your preferences, withdraw your consent at any time, and see a detailed description of the types of cookies we and our partners use in our Cookie Policy. Conrad Gessner (/ˈɡɛsnər/; Latin: Conradus Gesnerus[a] 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565) was a Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist. Lot details Object Book Number of Books 1 Su Historia Animalium en cuatro volúmenes (1551-1558) se considera el principio de la zoología moderna. Conrad Gesner (* 26. marec 1516, Zürich, Švajčiarsko – † 13. december 1565, Zürich) (známy aj ako: Konrad Gessner, Konrad Geßner, Conrad Gessner, Conrad Geßner, Conrad von Gesner, Conradus Gesnerus) bol švajčiarsky lekár, prírodovedec, bibliofil, botanik, lekárnik a klasický filológ.. Patril k najznámejším a najvýznamnejším švajčiarskym prírodovedcom - polyhistorom. Although primarily for purposes of botanical collection, he also extolled mountain climbing for the sake of exercise and enjoyment of the beauties of nature. found: Conrad Gessner on the spelling of his name, viewed July 31, 2007 (For 250 years, the vernacular spelling of the family name of the polymath Conrad Gessner of Zurich (1516-1565) has been in doubt, owing to an erroneous analogy with the Latin spelling, which does not require a double s) März[1] 1516 in Zürich; 13. He first saw a tulip in April 1559, growing in the garden of the magistrate Johann Heinrich Herwart at Augsberg, and called it Tulipa turcarum, the Turkish tulip. Su Historia Animalium en tres volúmenes (1555-1558) se considera el principio de la zoología moderna. This was a revision of an original work by the Italian cleric, Varinus Phavorinus or Guarino of Favera (d. 1537), Magnum ac perutile dictionarium (1523). [38] A year after his death, his friend Josias Simler published a biography of Gessner. Conr. [3] One of his teachers in Zürich acted as a foster father to him after the death of his father at the Battle of Kappel (1531), another provided him with three years of board and lodging, while yet another arranged his further education at the upper school in Strasbourg, the Strasbourg Academy. Renaissance. This book was considered to be the first modern zoological work. It was in the last decade of his life that he began to compile his major botanical work, Historia plantarum. He returned the favor – and kept helpful specimens coming – by naming plants after correspondents and friends. Se considera el primer trabajo moderno que intenta describir todos los animales conocidos. Even though religious tensions were high, Gessner maintained friendships on both sides of the Catholic-Protestant divide. Although the title indicated that twenty one parts were intended, only nineteen books were included. Thierbuch das is ein kurtze b[e]schreybung aller vierfüssigen thiern so … , 1563. Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton. It built a bridge between ancient, medieval and modern science. [39][40] Gessner and others founded the Physikalische Gesellschaft in Zurich, which later became the Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Zürich (NGZH) in 1746, to promote the study of natural sciences. Conrad Gessner is considered a major encyclopedist of the 16 th century. He was well known as a botanist, physician and classical linguist. Amongst his students was Felix Plater, who became a professor of medicine, and accumulated many plant specimens, but also illustrations of animals used in Historiae animalium. He accomplished many of his works in a large part due to the web of acquaintances he established with leading naturalists throughout Europe, who included John Caius, English court physician to the Tudors and second founder of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Gessner’s associations with a vast array of European scholars proved invaluable during the compilation of the work. ... Conrad Gessners Thierbuch. After 1554 he became the city physician. Some dirt, but overall The book is Clean and in descent condition for it’s age. The scale and scientific rigour of these were unusual for the time, and Gessner was a skilled artist, producing detailed drawings of specific plant parts that illustrated their characteristics, with extensive marginal notation discussing their growth form and habitation. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone , we meet a band of spirited and … Dezember 1565 ebenda; oder Conrad Gesner, auch: Konrad Gessner, Konrad Geßner, Conrad Geßner, Conrad von Gesner, latinisiert Conradus Gesnerus, gräzisiert Thrasyboulos Gessneros[2]) war ein Schweizer Arzt, Naturforscher, Altphilologe, Humanist, Polyhistor und Enzyklopädist. Conrad Gessner (also Konrad Gesner, Conrad Geßner, Conrad von Gesner, Conradus Gesnerus, Conrad Gesner; 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565) was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. Conrad Gesner’s Historiae Animalium (Studies on Animals) is considered to be the first modern. 21.7 x 20.7 cm Zurich: Christopher Froschauer, 1563. By assembling this universal library of information, Gessner put together a database centuries before computers would ease such work. The woodcuts for [2] In 1537, at the age of 21, his publication of a Graecolatin dictionary led to his sponsors obtained for him the professorship of Greek at the newly founded academy of Lausanne (then belonging to Bern). folio), publicando él mismo únicamente Enchiridion historiae plantarum (iszli) y el Catalogus plantarum (1542) en cuatro idiomas. It built a bridge between ancient, medieval and modern science.With 150 woodcuts total. [35] Since Gessner was a Protestant his works were included into this Index of Das ist eine kurtze beschreybung aller vierfüssigen Thieren (.) ISBN 978-1-135-58255-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Conrad GESNER (naskiĝis la 26-an de marto, 1516, mortis la 13-an de decembro, 1565) estis svisa kuracisto kaj natursciencisto.. Gesner naskiĝis en Zuriko.Studinte medicinon, li unue laboris kiel instruisto. Part 20, intended to include his medical work, was never finished and part 21, a theological encyclopaedia, was published separately in 1549. Conrad Gessner (also Konrad Gesner, Conrad Geßner, Conrad von Gesner, Conradus Gesnerus, Conrad Gesner; 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565) was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. The name has a number of spellings including, Provincial governor and a leader of Swiss protestants, sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFGessner1555 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFTopsell1658 (, "3: Zurich lives in the latter part of the sixteenth century - The biography of Gesner by Simler", "Animal drawings collected by Felix Platter (1536-1614), part 2", "Moffett, Thomas (1553-1604) Insectorum, sive, Minimorum animalium theatrum", "Insectorvm Sive Minimorum Animalivm Theatrvm", Online Galleries, History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries, McCarthy, Eugene M. "Conrad Gesner. New York: Garland Publishing. To his contemporaries he was best known as a botanist. 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[3] In school, he impressed his teachers so much that a few of them helped sponsor him so that he could further his education, including arranging a scholarship for him to attend university in France to study theology (1532–1533) at the age of 17. He sniffed through remote libraries along with the collections of the Vatican Library and catalogs of printers and booksellers. Today it is one of the oldest Swiss scientific societies. Conrad Gessner was a Renaissance polymath, a physician, philosopher, encyclopaedist, bibliographer, philologist, natural historian and illustrator. [33] Later in 1556 he also combined real and fictional creatures in his edition of the works of Claudius Aelianus. 1) Thierbuch. [33], In 1576 George Baker published a translation of the Evonymus of Conrad Gessner under the title of The Newe Jewell of Health, wherein is contained the most excellent Secretes of Physicke and Philosophie divided into fower bookes. His work on insects was edited by various authors, including Thomas Penny, till Thomas Muffet brought it to publication as Insectorvm Sive Minimorum Animalivm Theatrvm (1634),[26] finally appearing in English translation as The Theatre of Insects in Edward Topsell's History of four-footed beasts and serpants (1658).[27][28][29][30]. Johann Conrad Gessner (nun confundir con Johannes Gessner (1709-1790), o Konrad Gessner, Conrad von Gesner, Conradus Gesnerus) ( 26 de marzu de 1516 - 13 d'avientu de 1565) foi un naturalista y bibliógrafu suizu.. El so Historia Animalium en cuatro volúmenes (1551-1558) considérase'l principiu de la zooloxía moderna. Gessner first attended the Carolinum in Zürich, then later entered the Fraumünster seminary. Even though he sought to distinguish observed facts from myths and popular errors and was known for his accurate depiction of many animals in Historia animalium, he also included many fictional animals such as the Unicorn and the Basilisk, which he had only heard about from medieval bestiaries. He went into as much detail about some unreal animals as he did about real ones. In 1545, after four years of research, Gessner published his remarkable Bibliotheca universalis,[18] an exhaustive catalogue of all known works in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, of all writers who had ever lived, with the titles of their works, and brief annotations. Gessner was a medical doctor and professor at the Carolinum in Zürich, the precursor of the University of Zurich. • Applebaum, Wilbur, ed. Conrad Gessner (Konrad Gessner, Conrad Geßner, Conrad von Gesner, Conradus Gesnerus, Conrad Gesner; 26 de març de 1516 – 13 de desembre de 1565) va ser un zoòleg, botànic i bibliògraf suís. durch D. Cûnrat Furer (.) A German translation of the first 4 volumes titled Thierbůch was published in Zürich in 1563. durch Rudolf Heußlin mit fleyß in das Teutsch gebracht. Johann Conrad Gessner, nado o 26 de marzo de 1516 e finado o 13 de decembro de 1565, tamén coñecido como Konrad Gessner, Conrad von Gesner, Conrad Gesner e Conradus Gesnerus (non confundir con Johannes Gessner, 1709-1790), foi un naturalista e bibliógrafo suízo.. A súa Historia Animalium en catro volmes (1551 - 1558) considérase como o fundamento da zooloxía moderna Although he died prior to its completion, his work was utilised by many other authors over the next two centuries, but was finally published in 1754. Destaca su tratado de zoología Historia animalium, considerada el punto de partida de la Zoología moderna. He could then retrieve and arrange the cuttings as needed. His early life was one of poverty and hardship,[3] but Gessner's father realized his talents, and sent him to live with and be schooled by a great uncle, who grew and collected medicinal herbs for a living. [3][4], Throughout his life Gessner was interested in natural history, and collected specimens and descriptions of wildlife through travel and extensive correspondence with other friends and scholars. A number of plants and animals have been named after him. in das Teutsch gebracht. However he then obtained paid leave of absence to study medicine at the University of Basel (1536). In Historia animalium Gessner combines data from old sources, such as the Old Testament, Aristotle, Pliny, folklore, and medieval bestiaries, adding his own observations. By creating your free Catawiki account, you’ll be able to bid on any of our 50,000 special objects up for auction every week. In 1555 he issued his narrative Descriptio Montis Fracti sive Montis Pilati[9] of his excursion to the Gnepfstein (1920 m), the lowest point in the Pilatus chain. Gesner’s first work was a Latin-Greek Dictionary, the Lexicon Graeco-Latinum (1537),[17] compiled during his studies in Basel. He even attempted to establish a "universal library" of all books in existence. "[37], To his contemporaries, Gessner was known as "the Swiss Pliny." Reference: Nissen THIERBUCH 59. Conrad Gesner’s Historiae Animalium (Zürich, ). A fifth folio on snakes was issued in 1587. Conrad Gessner (* 16. oder 26. There he attended the University of Bourges and University of Paris. Consta de cinco volúmenes con un total de 4 500 páginas 2 His work on plants was not published until centuries after his death. The woodcuts for the work were undertaken by Hans Asper, Johann Thomas, and Lukas Schrön. This book was considered to be the first modern zoological work. Gesner (Gessner), Conrad: Sammelband mit drei zoologischen Werken. At the time of his death, Gesner had published 72 books, and written 18 more unpublished manuscripts. He became Zürich's City Physician, but was able to spend much of his time on collecting, research and writing. The project might sound strange to the modern mind, but Gessner invested tremendous energy in the project. A second part, a thematic index to the work, Pandectarum sive partitionum universalium libri xxi,[31] appeared in 1548. According to legend, when he knew his time was near, he asked to be taken to his library where he had spent so much of his life, to die among his favorite books. Johann Conrad Gessner.Naturalista y médico suizo. He died of the plague, the year after his ennoblement on 13 December 1565.[5]. The work, which included his own bio-bibliography, listed some three thousand authors alphabetically, and was the first modern bibliography published since the invention of printing. [12][13] He is also credited with being the first person to describe brown adipose tissue, in 1551,[14] in 1565 the first to document the pencil,[15] and in 1563 among the first Europeans to write about the effects of tobacco.[16]. Conrad Gessner was a Renaissance polymath, a physician, philosopher, encyclopaedist, bibliographer, philologist, natural historian and illustrator. This was the first attempt by anyone to describe many animals accurately. In addition to his duties there, and apart from a few journeys to foreign countries, and annual summer botanical journeys in his native land, and illnesses, he was able to devote himself to research and writing. Armadillo, hand-colored woodcut, Conrad Gessner, Thierbuch, 1563 (Linda Hall Library) Conrad Gessner, a Swiss naturalist, was born Mar. He is regarded as the father of modern scientific bibliography, zoology and botany. [22][4], Not content with scientific works, Gessner was also active as a linguist and bibliographer, putting forth in 1555 his book entitled Mithridates. [25][4], A number of other works appeared after his death (posthumously), some long after (see Posthumous works). [22][4], There was extreme religious tension at the time that Historia animalium came out. [33], Over his lifetime, Gessner amassed a considerable collection of plants and seeds and made extensive notes and wood engravings. Some damaged pages, repaired margins, Rare but some pages Are teared or Have small pieces of an page missing. Conrad Gesner (1516-1565) - Thierbuch - 1563/1563, History, Illustrated, Natural History, Physics, Science (general) - Quantity: 1 - Considered the first Modern Zoological work - with 150 woodcuts - Book, Bid on over 65,000 special objects every week, selected by {experts_count} experts. The flowering plant genus Gesneria and its family Gesneriaceae are named after him. With the Famous Rhinocerus Woodcut after The original design by Albrecht Durer.The book looks complete, however it is uncertain how every edition was compiled. [4] Despite his traveling ways and the job of maintaining his own gardens, Gesner probably spent most of his time inside his own extensive library. Es zeigt erstmals die originalen Zeichnungen, die dem Schweizer Arzt und Naturforscher Conrad Gessner als Vorlagen für sein weltberühmtes »Thierbuch« dienten. This German translation (Second edition) of the first 4 volumes of the famous Historia Animalium titled Thierbůch was published in Zürich in 1563. Conrad Gessner was a Renaissance polymath, a physician, philosopher, encyclopaedist, bibliographer, philologist, natural historian and illustrator. Not only did they send him their ideas, but also sent him plants, animals and gems. Historia animalium includes sketches for many well-known animals, and some fictional ones, including unicorns and mermaids. (26 de marzo de 1516 - 13 de diciembre de 1565) fue un naturalista suizo. After three years of teaching at Lausanne, Gessner was able to travel to the medical school at the University of Montpellier, where he received his doctoral degree (1541) from Basel. His next major work was his unique Bibliotheca (1545),[18] a landmark in the history of bibliography in which he set out to catalogue all the writers who had ever lived and their works. In 1535, religious unrest drove him back to Zürich, where he made what some considered an imprudent marriage at the age of 19, of a woman from another poor family who had no dowry. He was well known as a botanist, physician and classical linguist. His approach to research consisted of four main components: observation, dissection, travel to distant lands, and accurate description. [3] Although some of his friends again came to his aid, he was appointed to obtaining a teaching position for him, this was in the lowest class and attracted a stipend barely more than a pittance. A fifth folio on snakes was issued in 1587. But religious persecution forced him to leave Paris for Strasbourg, but being unable to secure employment, returned to Zürich. 2) Vogelbuch. Gessner's great zoological work, Historiae animalium, is a 4,500-page encyclopedia of animals that appeared in Zürich in 4 volumes between 1551 and 1558: quadrupeds, amphibians, birds, and fishes. He then returned to Zürich to practice medicine, which he continued to do for the rest of his life. Darin die Art /natur und eigenschafft aller vöglen (.) Superb woodcut from Gessner's FIRST EDITION of the THIERBUCH, 1563. He was frequently the first to describe a species of plant or animal in Europe, such as the tulip in 1559. Conrad Gessner was a Renaissance polymath, a physician, philosopher, encyclopaedist, bibliographer, philologist, natural historian and illustrator. 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. Johann Conrad Gessner , o Konrad Gessner, Conrad von Gesner, Conradus Gesnerus) foi un naturalista y bibliógrafu suizu. The society's annual publication, the Neujahrsblatt der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich was devoted to a bioography of Gessner in 1966, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of his death.[41]. He created a new, comprehensive description of the Animal Kingdom. [8] In addition to his monumental work on animal life, the Historiae animalium (1551–1558),[19] he amassed a very large collection of notes and wood engravings of plants, but only published two botanical works in his lifetime, Historia plantarum et vires (1541)[20] and the Catalogus plantarum (1542)[21] in four languages. Historia animalium ("History of the Animals"), published at Zurich in 1551–1558 and 1587, is an encyclopedic "inventory of renaissance zoology" by Conrad Gessner (1516–1565). (.) Here the boy became familiar with many plants and their medicinal purposes which led to a lifelong interest in natural history. There he studied classical languages, appearing as Penia (Poverty) in Aristophanes' Plutus, at the age of 15. This rising observational approach was new to Renaissance scholars because people usually relied completely upon Classical writers for their research. Under Pope Paul IV the Pauline Index felt that the religious convictions of an author contaminated all his writings. He cut relevant passages out of books, grouped the cuttings by general theme, subdivided the groups into more specific categories, and boxed them. [34] Finally, the work was published in 1754. Johann Conrad Gessner (no confundir con Johannes Gessner (1709-1790), o Konrad Gessner, Conrad von Gesner, Conradus Gesnerus) ( 26 de marzo de 1516 - 13 de diciembre de 1565) fue un naturalista y bibliógrafo suizo. Reference: Nissen Thierbuch 59. Die Originalzeichnungen was published in 2018. [42][12] (en latín) o Historia de los animales, es un catálogo zoológico escrito por Conrad von Gesner y publicado en Zúrich entre los años 1551 y 1587. Conrad Gessner (Latin: Conradus Gesnerus) 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565) was a Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist. Historia animalium, a work by the physician and naturalist Conrad Gessner (1516-1565), is a compendium of the entire body of zoological knowledge of the author’s era. In 1541 he prefixed to his treatise on milk and milk products, Libellus de lacte et operibus lactariis[6] a letter addressed to his friend Jacob Avienus (Vogel)[7][b] of Glarus on the wonders to be found among the mountains, declaring his love for them, and his firm resolve to climb at least one mountain every year, not only to collect flowers, but in order to exercise his body. Besides any plant or animal's potential advantage to people, Gessner was interested in learning about them because of the moral lessons they could teach and the divine truths they might tell. Reference: Nissen THIERBUCH 59. A German translation of the first 4 volumes titled Thierbuch was published in Zürich in 1563. Gessner was the author of the first modern work of natural history, Historia animalium, published in four large folios from 1551 to 1558. In 1753 Carl Linnaeus named Tulipa gesneriana, the type species of the Tulipa genus, in his honour. Estableció la primera clasificación de las plantas en función de las flores y los frutos, describió numerosos animales y elaboró una relación de medicamentos. The woodcuts for the work were undertaken by Hans Asper, Johann Thomas, and Lukas Schrön. Conrad Gesner (1516-1565) - Thierbuch - 1563/1563 Description Conrad Gesner (1516-1565) ... Conrad Gessner (Latin: Conradus Gesnerus) 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565) was a Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist. But when Gessner doubted the accuracy of the opinions he relayed in his own writings, or the validity of the illustrations he included, he clearly said so. Conrad Gessner was born on 26 March 1516, in Zürich, Switzerland, the son of Ursus Gessner, a poor Zürich furrier. Nacido y educado en Zurich, fue el hijo de un peletero. Gessner, Conrad. 26, 1516. Entre sus contemporáneos fue reconocido especialmente como botánico, aunque sus manuscritos sobre esta materia no fueron publicados hasta bastante después de su muerte (en Núremberg, 1751-1771, 2 vols. There he broadened his knowledge of ancient languages by studying Hebrew. (2000). [4], Gessner is credited with a number of the first descriptions of species in Europe, both animals such as the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)[10] and turkey (Meleagris),[11] as well as plants such as the tulip (Tulipa gesneriana). prohibited books. In all, about twelve thousand titles were included. Conrad Gessner o en diferentes idiomas Konrad Gessner, Conrad von Gesner, Conradus Gesnerus y Conrado Gesnero. A genus of moths is also named Gesneria after him. Su Historia Animalium en cuatro volúmenes (1551-1558) se considera el principio de la zoología moderna. For Gessner’s Historia animalium, I have particularly benefitted from the insights in Laurent Pinon, ‘Conrad Gessner and the Historical Depth of. There he was also appointed to the post of lecturer of Aristotelean physics at the Carolinum, the precursor of the University of Zürich. In fact, Catholic booksellers in Venice protested the Inquisition's blanket ban on Gessner's books, and some of his work was eventually allowed after it had been "cleaned" of its doctrinal errors. Gessner's great zoological work, Historia animalium,[19] is a 4,500-page encyclopedia of animals that appeared in Zürich in 4 volumes between 1551 and 1558: quadrupeds, amphibians, birds, and fishes. He also produced edited works of a number of classical authors (see Edited works), including Claudius Aelianus (1556)[24]} and Marcus Aurelius (1559). You can set your cookie preferences using the toggles below. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet Gesner. De differentiis linguarum [...],[23] an account of about 130 known languages, with the Lord's Prayer in twenty-two languages. Gessner compiled monumental works on bibliography (Bibliotheca universalis 1545–1549) and zoology (Historia animalium 1551–1558) and was working on a major botanical text at the time of his death from plague at the age of 49. GESNER, Conrad (1516-1565). El seu llibre en 6 volums Historiae animalium (1551–1558) es considera l'inici de la moderna zoologia, i el gènere de plantes Gesneria (dins la família Gesneriaceae) reben aquest nom en honor seu. Through it, Gessner became known as the "father of bibliography." Gesneri...Historiae Animalium Liber II qui est de Quadrupedibus Oviparis: nunc denuo recognitus ac pluribus in locis ab ipso authore ante obitum emendatus & auctus atque aliguot novis iconibus & descriptionibus locupletatus ac denique brevibus in margine annotationibus illustratus: Die lateinische Erstausgabe »Historia Animalium« (1550-1558) umfasste mehr als 3000 Druckseiten und unzählige Holzschnitte, welche die Darstellung von Tieren bis zum Ende des 18. although he died prior to its publication his materials were utilised by many subsequent authors for the next two hundred years, these included some 1,500 engravings of plants and their important flowers and seeds, most of which were original. [33], Gessner has been described as the father of modern scientific botany and zoology, and the father of modern bibliography. The book unlike many works of its time was illustrated with hand-colored woodcuts drawn from personal observations by Gessner and his colleagues.[32]. 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