Bartolomeo Maranta
Italian physician, and botanist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses of "Maranta", see Maranta (disambiguation).
Bartolomeo Maranta, also Bartholomaeus Marantha (1500 – 24 March 1571[1]) was an Italian physician, botanist, and literary theorist.
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Bartolomeo Maranta | |
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Born | 1500 or 1514 |
Died | 24 March 1571 |
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | |
Parent(s) | Roberto Maranta and Beatrice Maranta (née Monna) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, Medicine |
Doctoral advisor | Luca Ghini |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Maranta |
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The Marantaceae, a family of herbaceous perennials related to the gingers, are named after him.[2] His name was also given to a street in Rome.[3]