About Gabriel Alonso de Herrera
Lived 1470 – 1539 (aged 68–69). Gabriel Alonso de Herrera was a Spanish agronomist, botanist, christian minister, writer and cleric.
Frontispiece of the "Obra de Agricultura copilada de diuersos auctores". Alcalá de Henares: Arnao Guillén de Brocar; 1513.
Gabriel Alonso de Herrera (1470–1539) was a Spanish author, best known for his Obra de Agricultura (Treatise on Agriculture), published in 1513 under the patronage of Cardinal Cisneros.
Herrera was born in Talavera de la Reina. His treatise contains the teachings of the classics, and was used as a reference book until the early 20th century. This ample tome also contains information on veterinary medicine, meteorology and studies on the influence of food on health.
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Who was Gabriel Alonso de Herrera?
Spanish agronomist (1470-1539)
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Gabriel Alonso de Herrera was born in 1470 in Talavera de la Reina.
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Gabriel Alonso de Herrera died in 1539 in Toledo.
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Gabriel Alonso de Herrera was an agronomist, botanist, christian minister, writer and cleric.
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Gabriel Alonso de Herrera was Spanish.
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