Eberhard Werner Happel (1647–1690) was a German polymath, novelist, tranlsator and journalist. His grössesten Denkwürdigkeiten der Welt oder so genandte Relationes curiosae (world's greatest curiosities) is considered to be one of the earliest German journals with a popular science appeal. It appeared from 1681 to 1691.
Eberhard Werner Happel: "Die Kunstkammer" (The Art Chamber). Source: Idem., Relationes curiosae, Bd. 3. Antiquitäten, Curiositäten, Critische, Historische und andere Merckwürdige Seltzamtkeiten. Hamburg: Thomas von Wiering, 1687. p. 147-148. https://archive.org/stream/imageGIX360cMiscellaneaOpal#page/n147/mode/2up. Lizenz CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0).