Georg Marcgrave

Georg Marcgrave was a German naturalist, astronomer, and cartographer. His research was included in the 1648 work Historia Naturalis Brasiliae by Dutch physician and naturalist Willem Piso, the first scientific treatment of the natural history of Brazil and a major contribution to early modern science.

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Who was born first?

• Georg Marcgrave was born 1 year before Evliya Çelebi
• Georg Marcgrave was born 5 years after Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
• Georg Marcgrave was born 5 years after Semyon Dezhnyov
• Georg Marcgrave was born 7 years after Abel Tasman
• Georg Marcgrave was born 9 years before Jan van Riebeeck

Timeline

1. Abel Tasman1603 – October 10, 1659
2. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier1605 – July 1689
3. Semyon DezhnyovMarch 7, 1605 – 1673
4. Georg Marcgrave (this page)September 10, 1610 – 1644
5. Evliya ÇelebiMarch 25, 1611 – 1682
6. Jan van RiebeeckApril 21, 1619 – January 18, 1677

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