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Rembert Dodoens

Rembert Dodoens
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Rembert Dodoens was a Flemish physician and botanist, also known under his Latinized name Rembertus Dodonaeus. He has been called the father of botany. The standard author abbreviation Dodoens is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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  1. Georg Joachim RheticusFebruary 16, 1514 – December 4, 1574
  2. Petrus Ramus1515 – August 26, 1572
  3. Valerius CordusFebruary 18, 1515 – September 25, 1544
  4. Conrad GessnerMarch 26, 1516 – December 13, 1565
  5. Rembert Dodoens (this page)June 29, 1517 – March 10, 1585
  6. Judah Loew ben Bezalelcirca 1520 – September 17, 1609

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