Oswald Heer (August 31, 1809 - September 27, 1883), Swiss geologist and naturalist, was born at Niederuzwil in Canton of St. Gallen. He was educated as a clergyman and took holy orders, and he also graduated as Doctor of Philosophy and medicine. Early in life his interest was aroused in entomology, on which subject he acquired special knowledge, and later he took up the study of plants and became one of the pioneers in paleobotany, … Wikipedia
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