Maria Sibylla Merian (apr 2, 1647 – jan 13, 1717)
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German-born naturalist and nature artistContributed to the advance of entomology by publishing works in which she studied the transformation of insects through the process of metamorphosis
Painted detailed pictures of the process of metamorphosis of moths and butterflies.
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Date:
apr 2, 1647
jan 13, 1717
~ 69 years