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Georg Marcgrave

1610 - 1644

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Georg Marcgrave (originally German: Georg Marggraf, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georg Marcgrave is the 409th most popular astronomer (down from 357th in 2019), the 4,107th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,015th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular German Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Georg Marcgrave ranks 409 out of 644. Before him are Ludwig Biermann, Geoffrey Burbidge, Jill Tarter, Michael E. Brown, Bart Bok, and Friedrich Tietjen. After him are John Pond, Eise Eisinga, Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Johann III Bernoulli, Harry Edwin Wood, and George Herbig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1610, Georg Marcgrave ranks 21. Before him are Abraham Duquesne, Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony, Jan Miense Molenaer, Albert Eckhout, Louise Moillon, and Huang Zongxi. After him are Karel Škréta, and William Dobson. Among people deceased in 1644, Georg Marcgrave ranks 13. Before him are Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Francisco Pacheco, Bernardo Strozzi, Agostino Tassi, Guru Hargobind, and Luis Vélez de Guevara. After him is Geoffrey Keating.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Georg Marcgrave ranks 4,109 out of 7,253. Before him are Helmuth Rilling (1933), John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1621), Georg Adolf Erman (1806), Carl Sternheim (1878), Albert Bassermann (1867), and Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch (1714). After him are Gerhard von Schwerin (1899), Theodor Loos (1883), Joseph Höffner (1906), Maximilian Harden (1861), Leopold II, Prince of Lippe (1796), and Joachim Hansen (1930).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Germany

Among astronomers born in Germany, Georg Marcgrave ranks 62. Before him are Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger (1765), Christian August Friedrich Peters (1806), Albrecht Unsöld (1905), Gustav Spörer (1822), Ludwig Biermann (1907), and Friedrich Tietjen (1834). After him are Leo Anton Karl de Ball (1853), Cuno Hoffmeister (1892), Erika Böhm-Vitense (1923), Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt (1825), Joseph Helffrich (1890), and Hans-Emil Schuster (1934).

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