Spotlight Artist/Scientist Maria Sibylla Merian

Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 1647 – 13 January 1717) was a German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, a descendant of the Frankfurt branch of the Swiss Merian family. Merian was one of the early European naturalists to observe insects directly.




Reprinted with  from Women in Science. Copyright © 2016 by Rachel Ignotofsky. 
Published by Ten Speed Press,




This is wonderful book about her life 

Images from the book above 


a page from the book 








For more information about Maria Merian I recommend these videos 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HObBdRBuV_0&t=27s 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0u_kub3Hqg&t=219s

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