A Google doodle is today marking the 366th anniversary of the birth of Maria Sibylla Merian, German naturalist and scientific illustrator. By James Lachno 02 April 2013 • 9:30am A Google doodle ...

Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Frankfurt in 1647 as the daughter of Matthaeus Merian, ... The book caused a sensation across Europe. Merian was one of the first to depict the life cycles of insects ...

Google on Tuesday is noting the 366th anniversary of Maria Sibylla Merian’s birth with the gift of the Google Doodle. So what makes Merian special? Her work was a marriage of art and science in ...

Later, she studied the lifecycle of a butterfly and released the book with sketches and illustrations of various species and the plants they feed on. Merian had two daughters and was divorced in 1692.

An exhibit shows how the 17th century artist's work advanced the study of entomology. At the Getty Center: 'Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters' - Los Angeles Times ...

Scientists have only ever seen two Catasticta sibyllae, but DNA sequencing confirms that the butterfly is a new species. And now it's named for naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian.

Maria Sibylla Merian (also known as Maria Sybilla Merian) was well into her 50s when she set sail for South America. She spent two years studying wildlife in Surinam , and six plants, nine ...

Maria Sibylla Merian's study of living organisms continues to lay the foundation for taxonomy centuries later Skip to Content ... The result was a book she published in 1705, ...

Merian’s books were popular in her lifetime, as well as after she died: Between 1680 and 1771, her three books were published 20 times. Merian also lives on in the names of living creatures.

Maria Sibylla Merian mentions that she receives help all the time, but doesn’t give names. Some people say: ‘Well, she doesn’t even give the name of her own daughter in the book!’” ...