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Leonhard Rauwolf

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German botanist and writer (1535-1596)

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Leonhard Rauwolf was a German physician, botanist, and traveller. His main notability arises from a trip he made through the Levant and Mesopotamia in 1573-75. The motive of the trip was to search for herbal medicine supplies.

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Leonhard Rauwolf: "Aigentliche Beschreibung der Raiß inn die Morgenländer." First edition, Lauingen, 1582. Deutsches Historisches Museum, BerlinLeonhard Rauwolf: "Aigentliche Beschreibung der Raiß inn die Morgenländer." First edition, Lauingen, 1582. Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin

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Leonhard Rauwolf was a German physician, botanist, and traveller. His main notability arises from a trip he made through the Levant and Mesopotamia in 1573-75. The motive of the trip was to search for herbal medicine supplies. Shortly after he returned, he published a set of new botanical descriptions with an herbarium. Later he published a general travel narrative about his visit.

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Germany
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1535 to 1596 · aged 61
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