Johannes Gessner

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Johannes Gessner's Degrees

• Doctorate Medicine University of Basel

Why Is Johannes Gessner Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Johannes Gessner was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, botanist, mineralogist and physician. He is seen as the founder of the "Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Zürich". Gessner was born and died in Zürich, where he trained under the physician Johannes von Muralt. He moved to Basel to study medicine, continuing his studies in 1726 and 1727 at the University of Leiden. There he became friendly with Albrecht von Haller, with whom he made a grand tour to Paris to finish their medical studies. There he wrote his diary, later published as Pariser Tagebuch. The two friends in 1728 studied mathematics under Johann Bernoulli and travelled through Switzerland.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Johannes Gessner?

Johannes Gessner is affiliated with the following schools:

• Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
• University of Göttingen
• University of Basel