Biography of Conrad Gessner

Conrad Gessner (* 26. March 1516 in Zurich; † 13. December 1565 in Zurich) was a schweizer Arzt, Naturforscher und Altphilologe. He was 49 years old. His education included University of Strasbourg, University of Bourges and Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier. He worked at University of Zurich and University of Lausanne. His cause of death was plague. He was buried at Grossmünster.