Maria Sibylla Merian vs Mei Wending
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Compare the life timelines of Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) and Mei Wending (1633–1721) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1647 to 1717.
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Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717)
- — Born in Frankfurt am Main Verified
- — Trained in painting by her stepfather Jacob Marrel Verified
- — Married Johann Andreas Graff Verified
- — Published her first book of flower engravings in Nuremberg Verified
- — Published The Caterpillars' Marvelous Transformation Verified
- — Joined the Labadist religious community at Wieuwerd Verified
- — Settled in Amsterdam as an independent artist and naturalist Verified
- — Scientific expedition to Suriname Verified
- — Published Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium Verified
- — Died in Amsterdam Verified
Mei Wending (1633–1721)
- — Born in Xuancheng, Anhui Province Verified
- — Studied astronomy and calendrical science in his youth
- — Wrote his first treatise on calendrical astronomy
- — Consulted on the official Ming History calendrical treatises Verified
- — Published Lixue yiwen (Queries on Mathematical Astronomy)
- — Received in audience by the Kangxi Emperor Verified
- — Grandson Mei Juecheng appointed to the imperial mathematical bureau Verified
- — Died in Xuancheng Verified