 Georg Marcgrave

Georg Marcgrave (originally , 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.Born in Liebstadt in the Electorate of Saxony, Marcgrave studied botany, astronomy, mathematics, and medicine in Germany and Switzerland until 1636 when he journeyed to Leiden in the Netherlands.