Maria Sibylla Merian
Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 164713 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.
Matthäus Merian
Matthäus Merian died after several years of illness in 1650 in Langenschwalbach, near Wiesbaden.