Historiae Animalium - Konrad Gesner (43 works)

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Conrad Gesner (26.3.1516, Zurich, - 13.12.1565, ibid.), Swiss naturalist, philologist and bibliographer. From 1537 he was a professor in Lausanne, and from 1541 he was a doctor in Zurich, where he died of the plague. Author of “Historiae Animalium” (“History of Animals”) (vol. 1-5, 1551-1587) - the first zoological encyclopedia of the time. Based mainly on Aristotle's classification, Gesner described animals in detail in the following order: quadrupeds viviparous and oviparous, birds, fish and aquatic animals, snakes and insects. In each volume, the material is arranged in alphabetical order of animal names; some related forms are grouped around one type animal. Gesner's work played a major role in the dissemination and systematization of zoological knowledge. It has been reprinted and translated several times over the course of more than 100 years. Gesner also collected and studied plants. Published works on philology. Author of the first universal bibliographic work, “The General Library” (1545-1555).