Maria Sibylla Merian Quotes

Germany, Naturalist
April 2, 1647 – January, 13, 1717.

Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 1647 – 13 January 1717) was a German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, a descendant of the Frankfurt branch of the Swiss Merian family. Merian was one of the first naturalists to observe insects directly.

Also known as Illustrator

Art and nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another so that the victory is the same stroke and line: that which is conquered, conquers at the same time.

Maria Sibylla Merian
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In my youth, I spent my time investigating insects.

Maria Sibylla Merian
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