Carolinum, Zurich
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The Carolinum is the predecessor educational institution of the theological faculty of the University of Zurich, established in 1525. As building, it is part of the former cloister of the Grossmünster
Carolinum and Grossmünster as seen from Grossmünsterplatz (Zwingliplatz) in Zurich
Carolinum and Grossmünster on a drawing by Emil Schulhess in 1835
the former cloister area as seen from Grossmünster's Karlsturm church tower
Interior view of the cloister
Conrad Gessner
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Conrad Gessner was a Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist. Born into a poor family in Zurich, Switzerland, his father and teachers quickly realised his talents and supported him
Portrait by Tobias Stimmer, c. 1564
Fragaria vesca (wild strawberry), from Gessner's Historia plantarum
Porcupine, Historiae animalium, 1551
Title page from The new Iewell of Health, 1576