Bauhin
The Bauhin family is a family of physicians and scientists.
Jean Bauhin : a French surgeon, who moved with his family to Basel after conversion to Protestantism. His two sons of three were:
- Gaspard Bauhin : Swiss-French botanist. The ileocecal valve is also called Bauhin's valve, named after him.
- Johann Bauhin : Swiss-French botanist.
Related to Bauhin family
- Carl Linnaeus named the genus of plants Bauhinia after the Bauhin brothers.
Category:Medical families
Category:Swiss families