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Maria Sibylla Merian

(1647-1717)
German naturalist, artist
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Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 1647 – 13 January 1717) was a German entomologist, naturalist and scientific illustrator. She was one of the earliest European naturalists to observe insects directly. Merian was a descendant of the Frankfurt branch of the Swiss Merian family.

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Born Maria Sibylla Merian
2 April 1647
Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
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13 January 1717 (aged 69)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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  • Matthäus Merian
    Matthäus Merian · Father · 1593-1650 · Swiss-born engraver, publisher edit info
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