Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was a respected Nuremberg apothecary and botanist, best known for his monumental florilegium , the Hortus Eystettensis (lit . The Garden at Eichstätt ), 1613.
10-785: Besler may refer to: People [ edit ] Basilius Besler (1561–1629), German apothecary and botanist Berkay Besler (born 1999), Turkish racing driver George Besler (1902–1994), American steam power entrepreneur in the 1930s and 1940s, son of William George Besler Igor Bezler (born 1965), pro-Russian rebel in Ukraine Matt Besler (born 1987), American soccer player Nick Besler (born 1993), American soccer player, younger brother of Matt Besler Peter Besler (born 1963), American investment advisor and author Samuel Besler (1574–1625), German-Polish composer William Besler (1904–1985), American steam power entrepreneur in
20-515: A hill overlooking the town. These gardens had been started in 1596 and designed by Besler's colleague, Joachim Camerarius the Younger (1534–1598), a physician and botanist. Upon Camerarius' death in 1598, Besler had the remainder of Camerarius' plants moved to Eichstätt and carried on the work of planting and supervision. The gardens were ransacked by invading Swedish troops under Herzog Bernhard von Weimar in 1633-4, but were reconstructed and opened to
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40-424: The 1930s and 1940s, son of William George Besler William George Besler (1865–1942), American railroad manager Other [ edit ] Besler (mountain) See also [ edit ] Bessler Beseler Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Besler . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
50-453: The illustration. These include those of Kilian, J. Leypolt, or the initials G.R., G.H., D.K., and F.H. The names used for the plants were polynomials. This plant atlas or Florilegium was published by Ludwig Jungermann and printed in large format. Besler did not consider himself scientist, but rather relied on the extant literature of his time including Camerarius, Clusius , Fuchs , Tabernaemontanus and Lobelius , but his work predated
60-1324: The introduction of many overseas plants to Germany. He indexed the collection with both the Latin and old German names. At publication it represented the largest and most magnificent example of its type. Besler was commemorated by Plumier in naming a genus of shrubs Besleria . Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar Look for Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use
70-425: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Besler&oldid=1176673749 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Basilius Besler Besler
80-466: The public of Eichstätt in 1998. Besler died in Nuremberg on 13 March 1629. In 1611, the bishop, who was already quite ill, commissioned Besler to compile a codex of the plants growing in his garden, a task which Besler took sixteen years to complete, the bishop dying shortly before the work was published in 1613. Plates were not signed at the bottom and in some the names of the artist are hidden away in
90-541: Was born in Nuremberg , Holy Roman Empire on February 13 1561, the son of Michael Besler. His first wife was Rosine Flock, who he married on 31 January 1585. Later he married Susanne Schmidt on 1 December 1596. Altogether he had 16 children. He was elected a member of the city council in 1594. Besler established a pharmacy, Zum Marienbild , at Nuremberg's Hay Market in 1589, and developed his own botanical garden and collection of specimens, for which he became well known. He
100-450: Was curator of the garden ( Eichstätt Garden ) of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen (1561–1612), Prince-bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria . The bishop was an enthusiastic botanist who derived great pleasure from his garden, which rivaled Hortus Botanicus Leiden among early European botanical gardens outside Italy. The gardens surrounded the bishop's palace, Willibaldsburg , which was built on
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