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Georg Marcgrave
German naturalist and astronomer (1610–1643) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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