The genus of plants Bauhinia was named after the brothers.
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Gaspard Bauhin, or Caspar Bauhin (January 17, 1560 – December 5, 1624), was a Swiss botanist.
Jean and Gaspard were the sons of Jean Bauhin (1511-1582), a French physician who had to leave his native country on becoming a convert to Protestantism.
Gaspard was born at Basel and studied medicine at Padua, Montpellier, and in Germany.
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