List of Famous people with last name Behaim

Martin Behaim

First Name Martin

Last Name Behaim

Born on October 6, 1459

Died on July 29, 1507 (aged 47)

Born in Germany, Bavaria

Martin Behaim, also known as Martin von Behaim and by various forms of Martin of Bohemia, was a German textile merchant and cartographer. He served John II of Portugal as an adviser in matters of navigation and participated in a voyage to West Africa. He is now best known for his Erdapfel, the world's oldest surviving globe, which he produced for the Imperial City of Nuremberg in 1492.

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