Benoit Textor

Benoît Textor or Tessier Latinized as Benedictus Textorius Segusianus (c. 1509 – c. 1565) was a French physician and naturalist. He was a friend of John Calvin and Pierre Viret. He took an interest in the study of birds and compiled a work along with his son Claude Textor (1538–c.1576) and Jean Tagaut, the son of his teacher. Provided by Wikipedia