Georg Marggraf
1610–44
German naturalist and explorer. Studied botany, astronomy, mathematics, and medicine at several European universities. Travelled to South America as assistant to Willem Piso, a doctor employed by the Dutch West Indian company. Worked on Brazilian flora and fauna under Piso’s direction.
Source
NDB.
Bibliography
NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.
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