, was born at Schweinfurt, Sept. 30, 1605; his father, Leonard Bausch,
, was born at Schweinfurt,
Sept. 30, 1605; his father, Leonard Bausch, a physician
in that place, acquired some fame about the beginning of
the seventeenth century, by his commentary on two of
the books of Hippocrates, which was published at Madrid,
1694, fol. His son was early inclined to his father’s profession, and after studying medicine in Germany, went to
Italy, and lastly, took his doctor’s degree at Altdorf, in
1630. He practised afterwards at Schweinfurt, and
employed all his leisure time in botanical and chemical pursuits, accumulating a valuable library, and a rich museum
of natural history. In 1652 he founded a society called
“Collegium Curiosorum naturae,
” of which he was the
first president. He died at Schweinfurt, Nov. 17, 1665.
He was the author of 1. “Schediasmata bina curiosa de
lapide hcematite et cetite,
” Leipsic, Schediasma curiosum de unicornu fossili,
” Breslaw, Schediasma posthumum, de cceruleo et chryocolla,
” Jena,