Mark Catesby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mark Catesby

English naturalist, painter and etcher

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1683

Place of Birth: Essex, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Dec-1749

Profession: writer, illustrator, painter, ornithologist, botanist, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Mark Catesby (24 March 1683 – 23 December 1749) was an English naturalist.
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.
It included 220 plates of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, mammals and plants.