Jean Bauhin

Jean Bauhin (24 August 1511 – 23 January 1582) was a French physician. He was born in Amiens, France and died in Basel, Switzerland, where he had to relocate after converting to Protestantism.

Jean Bauhin
Portrait of Jean Bauhin.
Born24 August 1511
Died23 January 1582(1582-01-23) (aged 70)
Basel, Switzerland
NationalityFrench
Scientific career
Fields
  • Medicine

He was the physician to Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre.

He had three sons, two of whom were also physicians and notable botanists: Johann Bauhin (also known as Jean Bauhin, 1541–1613) and Gaspard Bauhin (Caspar Bauhin, 1560–1624).

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