Leonhard Fuchs (1501-1566) compiled the first significant glossary of botanical terms, which contributed to the development of modern botany. The plant genus Fuchsia was named for him. Leonhard Fuchs was born on January 17, 1501, in Wemding, Bavaria....

1501-1566 German Physician and Botanist Leonhard Fuchs is considered one of the "fathers" of German botany because of his book on plants called De historia stirpium. Published in 1542, it contains over 500 illustrations that accurately...

Leonhart Fuchs (17 January 1501 – 10 May 1566), sometimes spelled Leonhard Fuchs,[1] was a German physician and one of the three founding fathers of botany, along with Otto Brunfels and Hieronymus Bock (also called Hieronymus...

Fuchs, Leonhart. The Great Herbal of Leonhart Fuchs: De historia stirpium commentarii insignes, 1542. Commentary by Frederick Meyer, Emily Emmart Trueblood, John L. Heller. 2 vols. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1999. 106 color pl. + 895 pp.(Volume 1 Commentary) + 900 pp....

The state superintendent of public instruction ought to be a dynamic leader who is committed to bold educational changes where appropriate and who is beholden to no special interests other than children. In the Feb. 18 primary election, challenger James Leonhart comes closer...