Otto Brunfels

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Otto Brunfels

Biology

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Botany

#128

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Otto Brunfels

Religious Studies

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Theology

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• Biology
• Religious Studies

Otto Brunfels's Degrees

• Doctorate Medicine University of Basel

Why Is Otto Brunfels Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Otto Brunfels was a German theologian and botanist. Carl von Linné listed him among the "Fathers of Botany". Life After studying theology and philosophy at the University of Mainz, Brunfels entered a Carthusian monastery in Mainz and later resettled to another Carthusian monastery at Königshofen near Strasbourg. In Strasbourg he got in contact with a learned lawyer Nikolaus Gerbel . Gerbel drew Brunfels' attention to the healing powers of plants and thus gave the impetus to the further botanical investigations.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Otto Brunfels?

Otto Brunfels is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Mainz
• University of Basel