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Lutheranism
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Hieronymus Bock
1498-01-01 – 1554-02-21
Life & Legacy
Hieronymus Bock (Latinised Hieronymus Tragus; c. 1498 – 21 February 1554) was a German botanist, physician, and Lutheran minister who began the transition from medieval botany to the modern scientific worldview by arranging plants by their relation or resemblance. The standard author abbreviation H.Bock is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Occupation & Career
botanist, Christian minister, entomologist, physician, teacher, parson
Education
Heidelberg University
Faith & Community
Lutheranism
Legacy Highlights
Church
Lutheranism
Education & Institutions
Heidelberg University
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