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Sibylla

American  
[si-bil-uh] / sɪˈbɪl ə /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. an Asian maiden who gained from her lover Apollo the gift of prophecy and long life.


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A flick of the powder room’s light switch reveals Jennifer Shorto’s Emeralds wallpaper, a kaleidoscopic pattern of bright green scarabs inspired by 17th-century naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian’s drawings.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2022

It debuted in January 2020, the start of Scientific American’s 175th anniversary year, with a poem by Diane Ackerman about 17th-century scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian.

From Scientific American • Dec. 23, 2020

Records of women’s scientific work from this time are scant; naturalist and illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian’s spectacular drawings of Surinam’s insects are among the rare surviving examples.

From Nature • Oct. 8, 2018

“I don’t know the whole story, and when I called the school, I was told it was under investigation. No other information was given,” said parent Sibylla Nash on Thursday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2017

Maria Sibylla Merian recorded her last research entry in the spring of 1711.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

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