Hieronymus Bock (LatinisedHieronymus Tragus; c. 1498 – 21 February 1554) was a German botanist, physician, and Lutheran minister who began the transition from medieval botany to the modern scientific worldview by arranging plants by their relation or resemblance. The standard author abbreviationH.Bock is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]
The details of his life are unclear. In 1519 he inscribed at the university of Heidelberg. He married Eva Victor in 1523, and was schoolteacher in Zweibrücken for nine years. He became the prince's physician and caretaker of the kitchen garden of the count palatine and in 1533 received a life-time position as a Lutheran minister in nearby Hornbach where he stayed up to his death in 1554.
His surname was translated into Latin as Tragus; Bock is German for "male goat," while τράγος (tragos) is Ancient Greek for the same. The first edition of his Kreutterbuch (literally "plant book") appeared in 1539 unillustrated;[2] his stated objectives were to describe German plants, including their names, characteristics, and medical uses. Instead of following Dioscorides as was traditional, he developed his own system to classify 700 plants. Bock apparently traveled widely through the German region observing the plants for himself, since he includes ecological and distributional observations.
His 1546 Kreutterbuch ("herbal") was illustrated by the artist David Kandel.
In the wine world, Bock is noted for having the first documented use of the modern word Riesling in 1552 when it was mentioned in his Latin herbal.[3] Bock's description of oak apples is noted in the entomologists data base.[4]
The grass genus Tragus (by Haller in 1768) and the spurge genera of Tragia (Plum. ex L. in 1753) and Tragiella (by Pax & K.Hoffm. in 1919) are all named after him.[5]
Works
New Kreuterbuch von Underscheidt, Würckung und Namen der Kreuter, so in teutschen Landen wachsen. Straßburg, 1546 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
^Brian W. Ogilvie (15 September 2008). The Science of Describing: Natural History in Renaissance Europe. University of Chicago Press. pp. 36–. ISBN978-0-226-62086-2.
^Oz Clarke The Encyclopedia of Grapes Websters International Publishers 2001, pg 192 ISBN0-15-100714-4
^"Groll, E. K. Biografien der Entomologen der Welt : Datenbank".[permanent dead link]
^Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
References
Christoph, Hans Gerhard " Hieronymus Bock Leben und Werk " Nihil parvum – nihil contemnendum Hrsg. Hornbach Historie
Christoph, Hans Gerhard " Von alten Kräutern und neuen Gärten " published Die Pfalz page 12-13
Christoph, Hans Gerhard " Zum Nutzen der Kranken " exhibition Augsburg, May 2012
Adolf Engler (1875), "Bock, Hieronymus", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), vol. 2, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 766
Hermann Ziegenspeck (1955), "Bock (Tragus), Hieronymus", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 2, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 343
Hoffmann, D., Laitko, H.and Müller-Wille, S. (Hrsg.); Jahn, Ilse 2003: Lexikon der bedeutenden Naturwissenschaftler. In drei Bänden. - Heidelberg, Berlin – Spektrum Akademischer Verlag 1 (A-E) : 1–497, zahlr. Fig.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hieronymus Bock.
Hieronymus Bock info from the Hauck Botanical online exhibit
Digital images from Bock's Kreutterbuch at the Smithsonian
Kräuterbuch 1551. Digitalisat
February 21, 2023
hieronymus, bock, confused, with, hieronymus, bosch, latinised, hieronymus, tragus, 1498, february, 1554, german, botanist, physician, lutheran, minister, began, transition, from, medieval, botany, modern, scientific, worldview, arranging, plants, their, relat. Not to be confused with Hieronymus Bosch Hieronymus Bock Latinised Hieronymus Tragus c 1498 21 February 1554 was a German botanist physician and Lutheran minister who began the transition from medieval botany to the modern scientific worldview by arranging plants by their relation or resemblance The standard author abbreviation H Bock is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 1 Hieronymus BockBorn1497 98Died21 February 1554Hornbach Zweibrucken Bitsch Holy Roman Empire in modern Rhineland Palatinate Germany SpouseEva VictorChurchLutheran Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External linksLife EditThe details of his life are unclear In 1519 he inscribed at the university of Heidelberg He married Eva Victor in 1523 and was schoolteacher in Zweibrucken for nine years He became the prince s physician and caretaker of the kitchen garden of the count palatine and in 1533 received a life time position as a Lutheran minister in nearby Hornbach where he stayed up to his death in 1554 His surname was translated into Latin as Tragus Bock is German for male goat while tragos tragos is Ancient Greek for the same The first edition of his Kreutterbuch literally plant book appeared in 1539 unillustrated 2 his stated objectives were to describe German plants including their names characteristics and medical uses Instead of following Dioscorides as was traditional he developed his own system to classify 700 plants Bock apparently traveled widely through the German region observing the plants for himself since he includes ecological and distributional observations His 1546 Kreutterbuch herbal was illustrated by the artist David Kandel In the wine world Bock is noted for having the first documented use of the modern word Riesling in 1552 when it was mentioned in his Latin herbal 3 Bock s description of oak apples is noted in the entomologists data base 4 The grass genus Tragus by Haller in 1768 and the spurge genera of Tragia Plum ex L in 1753 and Tragiella by Pax amp K Hoffm in 1919 are all named after him 5 Works EditNew Kreuterbuch von Underscheidt Wurckung und Namen der Kreuter so in teutschen Landen wachsen Strassburg 1546 Digital edition by the University and State Library DusseldorfFootnotes Edit International Plant Names Index H Bock Brian W Ogilvie 15 September 2008 The Science of Describing Natural History in Renaissance Europe University of Chicago Press pp 36 ISBN 978 0 226 62086 2 Oz Clarke The Encyclopedia of Grapes Websters International Publishers 2001 pg 192 ISBN 0 15 100714 4 Groll E K Biografien der Entomologen der Welt Datenbank permanent dead link Burkhardt Lotte 2022 Eine Enzyklopadie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names pdf in German Berlin Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Freie Universitat Berlin doi 10 3372 epolist2022 ISBN 978 3 946292 41 8 Retrieved January 27 2022 References EditChristoph Hans Gerhard Hieronymus Bock Leben und Werk Nihil parvum nihil contemnendum Hrsg Hornbach Historie Christoph Hans Gerhard Von alten Krautern und neuen Garten published Die Pfalz page 12 13 Christoph Hans Gerhard Zum Nutzen der Kranken exhibition Augsburg May 2012 Adolf Engler 1875 Bock Hieronymus Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ADB in German vol 2 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot p 766 Hermann Ziegenspeck 1955 Bock Tragus Hieronymus Neue Deutsche Biographie in German vol 2 Berlin Duncker amp Humblot p 343 Isely Duane 2002 One Hundred and One Botanists West Lafayette Indiana Purdue University Press pp 23 25 ISBN 978 1 55753 283 1 OCLC 947193619 Retrieved 2018 11 27 Hoffmann D Laitko H and Muller Wille S Hrsg Jahn Ilse 2003 Lexikon der bedeutenden Naturwissenschaftler In drei Banden Heidelberg Berlin Spektrum Akademischer Verlag 1 A E 1 497 zahlr Fig External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hieronymus Bock Hieronymus Bock info from the Hauck Botanical online exhibit Digital copy of Bock s Kreutterbuch on dLib si Bock Jerome Encyclopedia Americana 1920 Digital images from Bock s Kreutterbuch at the Smithsonian Krauterbuch 1551 Digitalisat Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hieronymus Bock amp oldid 1127198112, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
