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.[1]
^Neil Safier, "Beyond Brazilian Nature: The Editorial Itineraries of Marcgraf and Piso's Historia Naturalis Brasiliae" in Michiel Van Groesen, ed. The Legacy of Dutch Brazil. New York: Cambridge University Press 2014, pp. 168-186.
GeorgMarcgrave (originally German: Georg Marggraf, also spelled "Marcgraf" "Markgraf") (1610 – 1644) was a German naturalist and astronomer, whose posthumously...
wild; there are about 130 individuals in captivity. German naturalist GeorgMarcgrave first identified the Alagoas curassow in 1648 in its native range....
different races, landscapes, and still lifes. He also invited naturalists GeorgMarcgrave and Willem Piso to Brazil. They collected and published a vast amount...
cosmopolitan interest in navigation came the specialization in naturalism. GeorgMarcgrave of Saxony composed the Naturalis Brasilae in 1648. This document contained...
kiskadee was described and illustrated in 1648 by the German naturalist GeorgMarcgrave in the Historia Naturalis Brasiliae. He used the name Pitangua-guacu...
"urubitinga" that had been described in 1648 by the German naturalist GeorgMarcgrave in his Historia Naturalis Brasiliae. The great black hawk is now one...
epithet cornuta is the Latin word for "horned". The German naturalist GeorgMarcgrave had used the Latin name Anhima in 1648 for the horned screamer in his...
illustrated in 1648 by the German naturalist GeorgMarcgrave in his work Historia Naturalis Brasiliae. Marcgrave wrote that Jamacaii was the Brazilian name...
1840. The name "Aracari" was used in 1648 by the German naturalist GeorgMarcgrave for the black-necked aracari in his book Historia Naturalis Brasiliae...
Tuí eté means "really little parrot". In 1648 the German naturalist GeorgMarcgrave used Tuiete for a small parrot in his Historia Naturalis Brasiliae...
naturalist GeorgMarcgrave in 1648 in his Historia Naturalis Brasiliae. Marcgrave gave the local name as Quiivbatvi. Based on Marcgrave's description...
form in Brazil is suçuarana. In the 17th century, GeorgMarcgrave named it cuguacu ara. Marcgrave's rendering was reproduced in 1648 by his associate...
"Cabure" that had been described in 1648 by the German naturalist GeorgMarcgrave in his Historia Naturalis Brasiliae. The ferruginous pygmy owl is now...
before the introduction of the binomial system, the German naturalist GeorgMarcgrave had described the sayaca tanager as the Sayacu in his Historia Naturalis...
second Mareca) that was described in 1648 by the German naturalist GeorgMarcgrave in his Historia Naturalis Brasiliae. The Brazilian teal is now the...
pet trade. The blond capuchin was first described as "caitaia" by GeorgMarcgrave in 1648. In 1774 Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber posited Simia...
illustrated in 1648 by the German naturalist GeorgMarcgrave in his Historia Naturalis Brasiliae. Marcgrave used the name Macucagua. The French polymath...
described in 1648 by the German naturalist GeorgMarcgrave in his Historia Naturalis Brasiliae. In his Latin text Marcgrave used the name Matuitui which was the...
(died 1685) Willem Piso, Dutch physician and naturalist (died 1678) GeorgMarcgrave, German naturalist, explorer of Brazil (died 1644) August 9 – John...
the German naturalist, GeorgMarcgrave, who saw the bird during his 1638 expedition through Dutch Brazil. Based on Marcgrave's description, the jandaya...
natural histories or ornithologies by Ulisse Aldrovandi, Pietro Olina, GeorgMarcgrave and Willem Piso. Where feasible, Willughby and Ray compared the available...
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