The Bauhin family is a family of physicians and scientists.
Jean Bauhin (1511–1582): a French physician, who moved with his family to Basel after conversion to Protestantism. His two sons of three were:
Prospero Alpini was a Venetian physician and botanist. He travelled around Egypt and served as the fourth prefect in charge of the botanical garden of Padua. He wrote several botanical treatises which covered exotic plants of economic and medicinal value. His description of coffee and banana plants are considered the oldest in European literature. The ginger-family genus Alpinia was named in his honour by Carolus Linnaeus.
The year 1624 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Gaspard Bauhin or Caspar Bauhin, was a Swiss botanist whose Pinax theatri botanici (1623) described thousands of plants and classified them in a manner that draws comparisons to the later binomial nomenclature of Linnaeus. He was a disciple of the famous Italian physician Girolamo Mercuriale and he also worked on human anatomical nomenclature.
Robert Morison was a Scottish botanist and taxonomist. A forerunner of John Ray, he elucidated and developed the first systematic classification of plants.
Jean Bauhin was a French physician. He was born in Amiens, France and died in Basel, Switzerland, where he had to relocate after converting to Protestantism.
JohannBauhin was a Swiss botanist, born in Basel. He was the son of physician Jean Bauhin and the brother of physician and botanist Gaspard Bauhin.
The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle valve that separates the small intestine and the large intestine. Its critical function is to limit the reflux of colonic contents into the ileum. Approximately two liters of fluid enters the colon daily through the ileocecal valve.
Blanchet is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Gaspard is a Francophone male given name or family name, and may refer to:
This surname has Anglo-Saxon pre-8th century origins; spelling variations include Albert, Albertson and Alberts in English names. It is derived from the Old German compound 'Aedelbeort' meaning 'noble-bright'. However, many sources show it as a French surname, with many spelling variations on the French form. It is now found in many locations of the world, spread by French Huguenot refugees, amongst others.
Bergeret is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The year 1541 in science and technology included a number of events, some of which are listed here.
Schöpfer or Schoepfer is a German topographic name, which means a person who lived by or in a shed, from the Middle High German schopf ("shed"). The surname may refer to:
Boissier is a surname, and may refer to:
Cordemoy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Keraudren is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Notable persons with the surname Deslongchamps include:
Vauthier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Colladon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The Api Etoile, also known as Star Apple, Pomme Etoilée, or Star Lady Apple, is an apple cultivar notable for its five prominent knobs giving it the appearance of a star. It falls into the Api family of apple cultivars.
