Anselmus de Boodt
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Anselmus de Boodt or Anselmus Boetius de Boodt (Bruges, 1550 - Bruges, 21 June 1632) was a Flemish humanist naturalist, Rudolf II physician's gemologist.[1] Along with the German known as Georgius Agricola with mineralogy, de Boodt was responsible for establishing modern gemology. De Boodt was an avid gems and minerals collector who travelled widely to various mining regions in Belgium, Germany, Bohemia and Silesia to collect samples. His definitive work on the subject was the Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia (1609).
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Anselmus de Boodt | |
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Born | 1550, Bruges |
Died | 1632, Bruges |
Nationality | Flemish |
Scientific career | |
Fields | physician, gemologist, naturalist, writer, draughtsman |
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De Boodt was also a gifted draughtsman who made many natural history illustrations and developed a natural history taxonomy.