Guillaume Rondelet

Guillaume Rondelet
Guillaume Rondelet in 1545
Born27 September 1507
Died30 July 1566
(aged 58)
NationalityFrench
Alma materUniversity of Paris
Scientific career
FieldsAnatomy
Botany
Medicine
Zoology
InstitutionsUniversity of Montpellier
Academic advisorsJohann Winter von Andernach
Doctoral studentsFelix Plater
Other notable studentsVolcher Coiter
Author abbrev. (botany)Rondelet

Guillaume Rondelet (27 September 1507 – 30 July 1566[1]), also known as Rondeletus/Rondeletius, was Regius professor of medicine at the University of Montpellier in southern France and Chancellor of the University between 1556 and his death in 1566. He achieved renown as an anatomist and a naturalist with a particular interest in botany and ichthyology. His major work was a lengthy treatise on marine animals, which took two years to write and became a standard reference work for about a century afterwards, but his lasting impact lay in his education of a roster of star pupils who became leading figures in the world of late-16th century science.

  1. ^ Damkaer, David M. (2002). The Copepodologist's Cabinet: a biographical and bibliographical history, Volume 1. American Philosophical Society. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-87169-240-5.