Bauhin
Bauhin — a family of physicians and scientists.
- Jean Bauhin (1511–1582): a French physician, who moved with his family to Basel after conversion to Protestantism.
- Two of his three sons:
- Gaspard Bauhin, or Caspar Bauhin (1560–1624): Swiss-French botanist.
- Johann Bauhin, or Jean Bauhin (1541–1613): Swiss-French botanist.
- The ileocecal valve is also called Bauhin's valve, named after Gaspard Bauhin
Carl Linnaeus named the genus of plants Bauhinia after the two brothers.
This page lists people with the surname Bauhin.
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