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Conrad Gessner (/ˈɡɛsnər/; Latin: Conradus Gesnerus 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565) was a Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist. Born into a poor family in Zürich, Switzerland, his father and teachers quickly realised his talents and supported him through university, where he studied classical languages, theology and medicine. He became Zürich's city physician, but was able to spend much of his time on collecting, research and writing. Gessner compiled monumental works on bibliography (Bibliotheca universalis 1545–1549) and zoology (Historia animalium 1551–1558) and was working on a major botanical text at the time of his death from plague at the age of 49. He is regarded as the father of modern scientific bibliography, zoology and botany. He was frequently the firs

Conrad Gessner (aussi : Konrad Gessner, latin : Conradus Gesnerus), né le 26 mars 1516 à Zurich et mort le 13 décembre 1565 dans la même ville, est un naturaliste suisse, connu pour son œuvre de polygraphe humaniste. Plusieurs de ses ouvrages encyclopédiques sont considérés comme fondateurs d'un domaine. Son Historiae animalium (1551-1558) est le premier ouvrage de zoologie moderne visant à décrire tous les animaux connus. Son Bibliotheca universalis (1545) est le premier catalogue bibliographique des ouvrages imprimés du premier siècle de l'imprimerie en Europe.

Conrad Gessner (/ˈɡɛsnər/; Latin: Conradus Gesnerus 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565) was a Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist. Born into a poor family in Zürich, Switzerland, his father and teachers quickly realised his talents and supported him through university, where he studied classical languages, theology and medicine. He became Zürich's city physician, but was able to spend much of his time on collecting, research and writing. Gessner compiled monumental works on bibliography (Bibliotheca universalis 1545–1549) and zoology (Historia animalium 1551–1558) and was working on a major botanical text at the time of his death from plague at the age of 49. He is regarded as the father of modern scientific bibliography, zoology and botany. He was frequently the first to describe species of plants or animals in Europe, such as the tulip in 1559. A number of plants and animals have been named after him.

Conrad Gessner (aussi : Konrad Gessner, latin : Conradus Gesnerus), né le 26 mars 1516 à Zurich et mort le 13 décembre 1565 dans la même ville, est un naturaliste suisse, connu pour son œuvre de polygraphe humaniste. Plusieurs de ses ouvrages encyclopédiques sont considérés comme fondateurs d'un domaine. Son Historiae animalium (1551-1558) est le premier ouvrage de zoologie moderne visant à décrire tous les animaux connus. Son Bibliotheca universalis (1545) est le premier catalogue bibliographique des ouvrages imprimés du premier siècle de l'imprimerie en Europe.