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Gesner
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ges
-ner
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Ger.
ges
-n
uh
r
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ˈgɛs
nər
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nər
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Gesner
or
Gessner
is the surname of several people, including:
Conrad Gesner
(1516-1565), Swiss naturalist
Johann Matthias Gesner
(1691-1761), German classical scholar
Abraham Pineo Gesner
(1797-1864), Canadian physician and geologist
Solomon Gessner
(1730-1788), painter
Nicolas Gessner
(1931-), film director
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