Gaspard Bauhin or Caspar Bauhin, was a Swiss botanist whose Pinax theatri botanici described thousands of plants and classified them in a manner that draws comparisons to the later binomial nomenclature of Linnaeus. Wikipedia
Born: January 17, 1560, Basel, Switzerland
Died: December 5, 1624 (age 64 years), Basel, Switzerland
Nationality: Swiss
Parents: Jean Bauhin
Author abbrev. (botany): C.Bauhin
Other names: Caspar Bauhin; Casparus Bauhinus