Description: (German Physician and Botanist)
Leonhart Fuchs, a well-known German physician and botanist, made significant contributions to herbal medicine. His most famous work is a comprehensive book on plants and their medicinal uses, initially printed in 1542. This book included approximately 500 detailed plant drawings created from woodcuts, establishing a new benchmark for botanical illustrations. Fuchs stressed the value of precise and informative drawings as a means to represent plant species accurately, bringing about a significant transformation in the study of botany.