Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq

Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522, Comines - October 28, 1592; Latin: Augerius Gislenius Busbequius; sometimes Augier Ghislain de Busbecq) was a 16th century Flemish writer, herbalist and diplomat in the employ of three generations of Austrian monarchs. He served as ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople and wrote a book about his time there, the Turkish Letters.