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Hieronymus Bock
1498 – 1554
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryHieronymus Bock was a German botanist, physician, and Lutheran minister who began the transition from medieval botany to the modern scientific worldview by arranging plants by their relation or resemblance. The standard author abbreviation H.Bock is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 1, 1498
Heidelsheim
Date of death
February 21, 1554
Hornbach
Citizenship
Prince-Bishopric of Speyer
Occupations & fields
botanistChristian ministerentomologistphysicianteacherparson
- Field and occupation
- německý luteránský botanik a lékař
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