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Philipp Friedrich Gmelin

German scientist

Died when: 46 years 264 days (560 months)
Star Sign: Leo

 

Philipp Friedrich Gmelin

Philipp Friedrich Gmelin (19 August 1721 – 9 May 1768) was a professor of botany and chemistry.He studied the chemistry of antimony and wrote texts on the pancreatic ducts, mineral waters, and botany.

He was a brother of the famous traveler Johann Georg Gmelin.He obtained his Master's degree in 1742 at the University of Tübingen under Burchard Mauchart.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1758.He was the father of the naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin.


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