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Gesner
see synonyms of gesnerNoun
1. gesner, konrad von gesner
Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565)
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Gesner
see synonyms of gesner Swiss naturalist whose illustrated encyclopedia Historiae Animalium (1551-1558) described all known animal species. He also published an annotated bibliography of all known books in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew (1545-1549).
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