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Saturday, November 27, 2010

German Herb History #2













Statue of Konrad von Gessner (1516-1565), a physician in Zurich who specialized in nature studies, cataloging numerous species, who is considered one of the founders of modern zoology. He liked alpine research and collected numerous mountain plants, with a focus on medicinal species.

http://www.itmonline.org/kunzle/index.htm

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