Conrad Lycosthenes

Conrad Lycosthenes, born Conrad Wolffhart, was an Alsatian humanist and encyclopedist. Deacon of Saint Leonard in Basel, professor of grammar and dialectics, Lycosthenes had a passion for the study of nature and geophysics.

8 August 1518

Born on the same birth day (8 August): Angus Fraser • Axel Merckx • Caroline Ansink • Countess Amalia Katharina of Waldeck • Diddú • Don Burrows • George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland • Jack Baldwin (chemist) • Jan Pieńkowski • Jimmy Murphy (footballer) • Larisa Bogoraz • Matthew Henson • Mel Tillis • Prajakta Mali • Ryan Garcia • Sarat Pujari • Yvie Burnett