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Gesner is a surname that may refer to individuals or families of Swiss or German origin. It can also be a reference to Conrad Gesner, a 16th-century Swiss naturalist and bibliographer known for his contributions to the fields of zoology and bibliography
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- A surname from German.
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Gesner became internationally known for his visionary style.
He is denoted by the author abbreviation Gesner when citing a botanical name.
Gesner wrote about the land and about the people he met.
The first distillation of kerosene by Abraham Gesner was attained by using this mineral.
Gesner himself was humble about his contribution to the development of the petroleum industry.
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In the end Gesner lost his right to mine albertite.
Returning to Parrsboro as a practising physician, Gesner also pursued his passion for geology.
Gesner later called his Gymnasium years the most pleasant in his life.
In Göttingen Johann Matthias Gesner began to revive Greek studies and a new humanistic spirit.
Gesner also referenced a similar monster found in the Firth of Forth after Boethius.
By including both Christian and barbarian works, Gesner rejected the medieval quest for orthodoxy.
Abraham Gesner was designated a person of national historic significance for his important contribution to science.
This short documentary tells the story of Haitian voodoo priest Gesner Saint-Cyr.
Presumably Gesner gave Würtz the advice to write about his experiences and knowledge as a surgeon.
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She has a twin sister, a Patrice Gesner.
Abraham Pineo Gesner was a Canadian physician and geologist.
It all began in 1559 when Swiss scientist Conrad Gesner was on holiday in southern Bavaria.
Gesner was Protestant.
A year later, the German naturalist Conrad Gesner described a wooden writing tool that contained the substance.
Gesner was interested in music as a boy, and plays both the piano and trumpet.
Her second husband, Harry Gesner, is the father of her younger son, actor Zen Gesner.
Gesner particularly enjoyed getting the opportunity to bounce off of Johnny Knoxville 's comedic energy.
An art competition was held, with Gesner Abelard winning a bronze prize, and Jacques-Enguerrand Gourgue a gold.
Gesner recalled from his extensive knowledge of New Brunswick 's geology a naturally occurring asphaltum called albertite.
He also took into consideration a 16th-century description of the Sea Monk by Conrad Gesner.
Dr. Gesner enjoyed the region, as it was rich in minerals and geological phenomena.
At the time of his death, Gesner had published 72 books, and written 18 more unpublished manuscripts.
Gesner is the widower of the actress, Nan Martin.
In 1842, Abraham opened the Gesner Museum, displaying the specimens he had collected over the years.
Gesner won a wide reputation as a reformer, a scholar, and a humanist.
In 1842 Gesner opened a museum in Saint John to exhibit his collections.
Gesner is now known as the " Father of The Petroleum Industry ".
In 1846, Abraham Gesner of Nova Scotia developed a process to produce kerosene from coal.
Gesner, Abraham Abraham Gesner was the inventor of kerosene ( artwork by Irma Coucill ).
Konrad Gesner wrote his Vogelbuch and Icones avium omnium around 1557.
But Gesner opened his first production plant in New York City in 1854.
