Georg Eberhard Rumphius

Georg Eberhard Rumphius was a German-born botanist employed by the Dutch East India Company in what is now eastern Indonesia, and is best known for his work, Herbarium Amboinense, produced in the face of severe personal tragedies, including the death of his wife and a daughter in an earthquake, going blind from…

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Who was born first?

• Georg Eberhard Rumphius and Jacques Bénigne Bossuet were born the same year
• Georg Eberhard Rumphius and Francisco Herrera the Younger were born the same year
• Georg Eberhard Rumphius was born 1 year after Madame de Sévigné
• Georg Eberhard Rumphius was born 1 year after Christina of Sweden
• Georg Eberhard Rumphius was born 2 years after Erik Dahlbergh

Timeline

1. Erik DahlberghOctober 10, 1625 – January 16, 1703
2. Christina of SwedenDecember 7, 1626 – April 9, 1689
3. Madame de SévignéFebruary 5, 1626 – April 17, 1696
4. Francisco Herrera the Younger1627 – August 25, 1685
5. Georg Eberhard Rumphius (this page)October 1627 – June 13, 1702
6. Jacques Bénigne BossuetSeptember 27, 1627 – April 12, 1704

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