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): Aleksandra Szwed • Casey Cott • Casper (Maya ruler) • Doug Melvin • Ernest Lawrence • Faye Wong • Friedrich Georg Weitsch • James J. Blanchard • Matthew Henson • Nicolas Vogondy • Randy Shilts • Ricardo Londoño • Ryan Koolwijk • Thomas Anstey Guthrie • Yūki Amami