Leonhard Rauwolf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Leonhard Rauwolf

German botanist and writer

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1535

Place of Birth: Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Sep-1596

Profession: naturalist, physician, botanist, explorer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Leonhard Rauwolf

  • Leonhard Rauwolf (also spelled Leonhart Rauwolff) (21 June 1535 – 15 September 1596) was a German physician, botanist, and traveller.
  • His main notability arises from a trip he made through the Levant and Mesopotamia in 1573-75.
  • The motive of the trip was to search for herbal medicine supplies.
  • Shortly after he returned, he published a set of new botanical descriptions with an herbarium.
  • Later he published a general travel narrative about his visit.

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