Leonhard Rauwolf | |
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 The front page of Rauwolff's travel book dated 1582 | |
| Born | 21 June 1535 Augsburg, Germany |
| Died | 15 September 1596 (aged 61) Waitzen, Hungary |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | physician botanist |
| Known for | Travel in the Levant |
Leonhard Rauwolf (also spelled Leonhart Rauwolff) (21 June 1535 – 15 September 1596) 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.