Bartolomeo Maranta | |
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Born | 1500 or 1514 |
Died | 24 March 1571 |
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | |
Parent(s) | Roberto Maranta and Beatrice Maranta (née Monna) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, Medicine |
Doctoral advisor | Luca Ghini |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Maranta |
Bartolomeo Maranta, also Bartholomaeus Marantha (1500 – 24 March 1571[1]) was an Italian physician, botanist, and literary theorist.
The Marantaceae, a family of herbaceous perennials related to the gingers, are named after him.[2] His name was also given to a street in Rome.[3]
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