Martin Behaim
German merchant
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... Wikipedia
Born: October 6, 1459, Nuremberg, Germany
Died: July 29, 1507 (age 47 years), Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality: German and Roman
Place of burial: Church of Saint Dominic, Lisbon, Portugal
Parents: Agnes Schopper and Martin Behaim
Spouse: Dona Joana de Macedo (m. 1486)