Hans Caspar Hirzel

[clarification needed] He distinguished himself in lecturing on the theory and practice of medicine, including instructions to midwives.

He was one of the principal founders of the Helvetic Society in 1726 along with Isaak Iselin, Salomon Gessner, and some 20 others.

[1] He translated the works of Tissot into German; subsequently, Hirzel published a Treatise on Rural Economy, in acquaintance with a Swiss farmer, who is distinguished for his agriculture industry and skill.

Hirzel conceived the notion of publishing the result of this man's (the Swiss farmer) experience in his agricultural occupation, including facts and observations from other sources.

This undertaking was published as a work entitled The Rustic Socrates, which was later translated into English by Arthur Young and into other European languages.