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Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 1647 – 13 January 1717) [1] was a German entomologist, ... Merian published her first book of natural illustrations in 1675. She had ...
A founder of modern botany and zoology, the German Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), spent her life investigating nature. When she was thirteen, Sibylla began growing caterpillars and studying their metamorphosis into butterflies. She kept a "Study Book" which recorded her investigations into natural philosophy.
Seidenraupe, Dschungelblüte. Die Lebensgeschichte der Maria Sibylla Merian [Silkworm, jungle flower. The life story of Maria Sibylla Merian], Beltz und Gelberg, Weinheim 1988, ISBN 3-407-80675-2. Alle Schönheit des Himmels. Die Lebensgeschichte der Hildegard von Bingen [All the beauty of heaven.
Maria Clara Eimmart (1676–1707), German astronomer; Marie Fouquet (1590–1681), French medical writer; Eleanor Glanville (1654–1709), English entomologist; Elisabeth Hevelius (1647–1693), Polish astronomer; Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), naturalist [1]: 206 Marie Meurdrac (c. 1610–1680), French chemist and alchemist
Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) - entomologist, naturalist and scientific illustrator. Daughter of engraver and publisher Matthäus Merian the Elder; Johanna Sibylla Küsel (1650-1717) - engraver, daughter of painter Melchior Küsel. Magdalena Fürstin (1652-1717) - hand-colourist. Amalia von Königsmarck (1663–1740) - noblewoman, dilettante
Recovering from a disease, he discovered the work of Anna Maria Sibylla Merian, Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (1647–1717) in which she described the insects and other animals which she observed in Surinam. Rösel conceived the idea to write and illustrate a similar book on the German fauna.
Fruit still life with insects, ca. 1690. Johanna Helena Herolt (1 May 1668 – after 1723) was an 18th-century botanical artist from Germany. She was well-known for her paintings similar to her mother, Maria Sibylla Merian, with her draftsmanship.
Ana Maria Machado (born 1941, Brazil, ch) ... Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717, Germany/Netherlands, nf) Kersti Merilaas (1913–1986, Estonia, p/d/ch)