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Anselmus Boëtius De Boodt

Anselmus Boëtius De Boodt

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt (1550–1632) was a Flemish physician, gemologist, and pioneering naturalist celebrated for establishing early modern mineralogy and systematic gemology. As personal physician and principal curator to Emperor Rudolf II, De Boodt traveled widely across Europe, collecting minerals and producing exquisite natural history illustrations. His landmark work, Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia (1609), introduced the first systematic treatise on minerals, providing standardized terminology, mineral taxonomy, and over 600 mineral descriptions. De Boodt’s vibrant watercolors of animals, plants, and gems filled twelve volumes, cementing his legacy as a founder of scientific illustration and cataloguing. His scholarship and illustrations deeply influenced art, science, and early museum collections.

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