Martin Behaim
German navigator and geographer
Died when: 47 years 296 days (573 months)Star Sign: Libra
Martin Behaim (6 October 1459 – 29 July 1507), 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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