1568 in science
# 1568 in science

The year 1568 in science and technology involved some significant events.

## Botany

* Orto Botanico di Bologna botanical garden is created under the direction of Ulisse Aldrovandi.

## Medicine

* Ane Breve Descriptioun of the Pest by Gilbert Skene, the first Scottish medical book, is published.

## Births

* October 2 – Marin Getaldić, Ragusan mathematician (died 1626)
* date unknown – Nikolaus Ager, French botanist (died 1634)

## Deaths

* July 13 – William Turner, English naturalist (born c. 1508)
* Garcia de Orta, Portuguese physician (born c. 1501)
