Bauhin, Gaspard

1. Dates

Born: Basel, Switzerland, 17 Jan 1560

Died: Basel, Switzerland, 5 Dec 1624

Dateinfo: Dates Certain

Lifespan: 64

2. Father

Occupation: Physician

I assume prosperous.

3. Nationality

Birth: Swiss

Career: Swiss

Death: Swiss

4. Education

Schooling: Basel, M.D.

Secondary: taught by his father and brother Jean, but also attended gymnasium of Thomas Platter.

University: 1572, entered University of Basel; 1575, bachelor of Philosophy; 1577, first medical disputation.

1577 (Oct) -- early 1581, studied under various people in Italy, France, and Germany.

1581 (early), returned to Basel. 1581 (2 May), MD.

5. Religion

Affiliation: Calvinist

French Protestant. His father was a Huguenot refugee from France. 6. Discipline: anatomy, and botany.

6. Scientific Disciplines

Primary: None

7. Means of Support

Primary: Academic Position And Medical Practice

Secondary: Patronage, Government

1581 (27 Feb), held first public anatomy at U. of Basel.

1581 (13 May), made member of Faculty of medicine.

1582 (April), made professor of Greek (continued teaching anatomy and botany).

1584, became consiliarius of Faculty of Medicine (held office until death).

1586, first of 8 times as dean of faculty.

1592, rector of university.

1589, special chair in anatomy and botany created for him.

1580's, growing private medical practice.

1597 (6?), along with brother Jean, is physician to Duke Frederick of Wuerttemberg.

1598, rector of university.

1611, rector of university.

1614, became archiater to the city of Basel.

1614, appointed professor of practice of medicine.

1619, rector of university.

8. Patronage

Type: Court & Aristocracy

Co-physician to Duke Frederick of Wuerttemberg (his father, son, and grandson were also physicians in various courts).

His books dedicated to various barons.

9. Technological Involvement

Type: Medical Practice

10. Scientific Societies

Memberships: None

Wide ranging correspondence to collect botanical information.

No formal societies.

Sources

1. C. Jessen, in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Band II, (Leipzig 1876), S. 151-2 -- (ref room) L. Legré, La botanique en Provence au XVIe siecle. Les Deux Bauhin, Jean Henri Cherler et Valerand Dourez, (Marseille, 1904).

Not Available and Not Consulted

1. Albrecht Burckhardt, Geschichte der Medizinischen Fakultaet zu Basel 1460 - 1900, (Basel, 1917), pp. 95 -123.
2. J. von Hess, Bauhins Leben, (Basel, 1860).

Compiled by:

Richard S. Westfall

Department of History and Philosophy of Science

Indiana University

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