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Maria Sibylla Merian artist, scientist, adventurer

In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainf...

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Main Authors: Pomeroy, Sarah B. (Author), Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
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Merian, Maria Sibylla, > 1647-1717 > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainforests of South America seeking new and amazing insects to observe and illustrate.
Physical Description:95 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-93) and index.
ISBN:9781947440012
1947440012
Author Notes:Sarah B. Pomeroy is Distinguished Professor of Classics and History, Emerita, at Hunter College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York. She is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of women's history and has changed the paradigm in the field of classical studies. Her many publications about Greek and Roman women and ancient history include Xenophon Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary , Families in Classical and Hellenistic Greece: Representations and Realities , and Pythagorean Women: Their History and Writings . She wrote Maria Sibylla Merian for her seven grandchildren. Jeyaraney Kathirithamby was a Rhodes Visiting Fellow and is an entomologist at the Department of Zoology and St. Hugh's College, University of Oxford. She is the world authority on the entomophagous parasitoid Strepsiptera and has traveled to Asia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Europe, and North and South America for collection of material. She has published over 100 scientific papers, and in collaboration with her husband, Malcolm Davies, she has written a book, Greek Insects .


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