Mark Catesby

Mark Catesby was an English naturalist who studied the flora and fauna of the New World. Between 1729 and 1747, Catesby published his Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, the first published account of the flora and fauna of North America.

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Who was born first?

• Mark Catesby was born 2 years after Vitus Bering
• Mark Catesby was born 3 years before Hans Egede
• Mark Catesby was born 3 years before Vasily Tatishchev
• Mark Catesby was born 6 years before Mary Wortley Montagu
• Mark Catesby was born 6 years after Philip Johan von Strahlenberg

Timeline

1. Philip Johan von StrahlenbergOctober 6, 1677 – September 2, 1747
2. Vitus BeringAugust 5, 1681 – December 1741
3. Mark Catesby (this page)March 24, 1683 – December 23, 1749
4. Hans EgedeJanuary 31, 1686 – November 5, 1758
5. Vasily TatishchevApril 19, 1686 – July 15, 1750
6. Mary Wortley MontaguMay 15, 1689 – August 21, 1762

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