Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar (died 1733)

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer

Swiss paleontologist (1672–1733)

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer was a Swiss physician and natural scientist born in Zürich. His most famous work was the Physica sacra in four volumes, which was a commentary on the Bible and included his view of the world, demonstrating a convergence of science and religion. It was…