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)