Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Maria Sibylla Merian across 6 places, from 1668 to 1717.
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Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 1647 to 13 January 1717) was a German-Dutch entomologist, naturalist, and scientific illustrator.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Maria Sibylla Merian was documented, and when
January 1668month
Nurembergattested“In January 1668, she had her first child, Johanna Helena, and the family moved to Nuremberg in 1670, her husband's home town.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
1677 to 1685period
Frieslandattested“In 1685, Merian travelled with her mother, husband, and children to Friesland in the Netherlands, where her half-brother Caspar Merian had lived since 1677.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
1677 to 1685period
Netherlandsattested“In 1685, Merian travelled with her mother, husband, and children to Friesland in the Netherlands, where her half-brother Caspar Merian had lived since 1677.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
1685year
Frieslandattested“From 1685 onward, Merian, her daughters, and her mother lived with the Labadist community, which had settled on the grounds of a stately home – Walt(h)a Castle – at Wieuwerd in Friesland.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
1685year
Wieuwerdattested“From 1685 onward, Merian, her daughters, and her mother lived with the Labadist community, which had settled on the grounds of a stately home – Walt(h)a Castle – at Wieuwerd in Friesland.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
1691year
Amsterdamattested“When Merian moved to Amsterdam in 1691, she made the acquaintance of several naturalists.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
1699year
Surinameattested“In 1699, the city of Amsterdam granted Merian permission to travel to Suriname in South America, along with her younger daughter Dorothea Maria.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
13 January 1717exact date
Amsterdamattested“She died in Amsterdam on 13 January 1717 and was buried four days later at Leidse kerkhof.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
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May 1665month
Nurembergmentioned“Regarding her youth, in the foreword to Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Merian wrote: In May 1665, Merian married Marrel's apprentice, Johann Andreas Graff from Nuremberg; his father was a poet and director of the local high scho…”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
1678year
Frankfurtmentioned“In 1678, the family had moved to Frankfurt am Main, but her marriage was an unhappy one.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
1683year
Gottorpmentioned“In 1683, she travelled to Gottorp and was attracted to the Labadists' community in Holstein.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
1683year
Holsteinmentioned“In 1683, she travelled to Gottorp and was attracted to the Labadists' community in Holstein.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
June 1701month
Dutch Republicmentioned“In June 1701 an illness, possibly malaria, forced her to return to the Dutch Republic.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
1717year
Saint Petersburgmentioned“After her death in 1717, he acquired a significant number of her paintings, which to this day are kept in academic collections in Saint Petersburg.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Sibylla Merian
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