German-dutch merchant, naturalist and botanist (1627-1702).
Georg Eberhard Rumphius (originally: Rumpf; baptized c. 1 November 1627 – 15 June 1702) was a German-born botanist employed by the Dutch East India Company in what is now eastern Indonesia, and is best known for his work, Herbarium Amboinense, produced in the face of severe personal tragedies, including the death of his wife and a daughter in an earthquake, going blind from glaucoma, loss of his library and manuscripts in major fire, and losing early copies of his book when the ship carrying it was sunk.
Abbreviations: Rumph.
Occupations: naturalist, ornithologist, mycologist, historian, malacologist, colonial administrator, botanist, zoologist, military personnel, architect
Citizenships: Solms-Braunfels, Holy Roman Empire
Languages: German
Dates: 1627-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1702-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Wölfersheim
Direct attributions: 1 plant, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 11 plants, 2 fungi