CONRAD GESNER, PHYSICIAN, SCHOLAR, SCIENTIST 1516-1565: A quatercentenary exhibit. by Durling, Richard J - 1965.

U.S Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1965., 1965.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in cream-colored wrappers illustrated in black & white. The edges of the wraps are darkened & the top corner of the rear wrap is creased. [iv] & 20 pages, including 4 full-page illustrations in black & white. The contents are very good. Good. <p>Catalog, published by the Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, for an exhibition marking the quatercentenary of Conrad Gesner held in November and December 1965 at the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland. The introduction to the catalog is by Richard J. Durling.<p>Conrad Gesner [1516-1565] was a physician who, though plagued by poverty and ill health, managed to make significant contributions to botany, zoology, bibliography and philology. He was best known in his own time as a botanist and botany was his favorite pursuit throughout his life. The first four volumes of his zoological magnum opus Historia animalium were published between 1551 and 1558. The fifth volume was issued in 1587 after his death at the young age of 49.