Bauhin

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Bauhin is the name of a family of doctors and botanists from Basel , originally from France , which died out in the 18th century.

Known members of the family:

The plant genus Bauhinien ( Bauhinia ) was named by Carl von Linné after the brothers Caspar Bauhin and Johann Bauhin.

literature

  • Hans Peter Fuchs-Eckert: The Bauhin family in Basel. In: Bauhinia. 6/1, 1977, pp. 13-48; 6/2, 1979, pp. 311-329; 7/2, 1981 pp. 45-62; 7/3, 1982, pp. 135-153; 8/2, 1985, pp. 55-77; 8/3, 1986, pp. 125-140.

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