Gesner

[ ges-ner; German ges-nuh r ]

/ ˈgɛs nər; German ˈgɛs nər /

Kon·rad von

[kon-rad von; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/,1516–65, Swiss naturalist.

Example sentences from the Web for gesner

Gesner cites both classical Greek and Latin works and contemporary bibliographies.

A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies |Archer Taylor
Gesner gives this information and the information in the four following notes.

A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies |Archer Taylor
We shall consider only the first sections of this pars and in particular Gesner's bibliography of bibliographies.

A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies |Archer Taylor
I will show you a picture of this ring in Gesner's book when we get home.

Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children |W. Houghton

Gesner, however, has explained the words used by that author so clearly as to leave450 no doubt that Vossius judged too rashly.

A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2) |Johann Beckman