Maria Sibylla Merian

Maria Sibylla Merian was a German entomologist, naturalist and scientific illustrator. She was one of the earliest European naturalists to document observations about insects directly. Merian was a descendant of the Frankfurt branch of the Swiss Merian family.

2 April 1647

Born on the same birth day (2 April): Al Weis • Anthony Lake • Diana Shnaider • Dominic Savio • Dr. Demento • Giacomo Casanova • György Konrád • Iván Persa • Jack Webb • Jesse Plemons • Jonathon Sharkey • Joseph Bernardin • Karl Beattie • Kurt Winter • Mary of Jesus of Ágreda • Pattie Mallette • Paul Triquet • Reggie Smith • Richard Collinge • Roberto Arlt • Stéphane Lambiel • Tristão de Bragança Cunha

Born in the same month (April 1647): John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester • William Ashhurst