Georg Marcgrave, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georg Marcgrave

German naturalist and astronomer

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1610

Place of Birth: Liebstadt, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1644

Profession: astronomer, zoologist, ornithologist, cartographer, meteorologist, botanist, explorer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Georg Marcgrave (originally German: Georg Marggraf, also spelled "Marcgraf" "Markgraf") (1610 – 1644) was a German naturalist and astronomer, whose posthumously published Historia Naturalis Brasiliae was a major contribution to early modern science.