Jean Bauhin
Jean Bauhin or Johann (es) Bauhin (ius) (born August 24, 1511 in Amiens , † January 23, 1582 in Basel ) was a French doctor.
At a young age, Bauhin was appointed personal physician to Johanna von Albret , Queen of Navarre . He converted to the Reformed faith, was therefore persecuted and fled to England. After spending three years on the British Isles, he returned to France. But soon new persecutions of the Huguenots began and Bauhin was imprisoned in Paris and sentenced to death by burning. Princess Margaretha , the sister of Franz I , obtained his pardon and called him to her personal doctor.
After being forced to do so again because of his beliefs, he initially stayed in Amsterdam. When in 1542 in Antwerp, where he worked as a doctor, all Protestants were captured and executed in one night, he managed to escape to Basel. There he first got a job as a proofreader in the then well-known print shop of Froben , and then settled down again as a doctor. In 1575 he became an associate professor at the University of Basel and served as dean of the medical faculty in 1580/81.
Bauhin was married to Jeanne de Fontaine and founded the family of scholars Bauhin , which provided numerous doctors and other academics in Basel until the 18th century. His sons Caspar and Johann became famous doctors and botanists.
literature
- Carl Jessen : Bauhin, Jean (personal physician to the Queen of Navarre) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 149.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bauhin, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1511 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amiens |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 1582 |
| Place of death | Basel |