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Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748 - 1804)

Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748 - 1804)
BornJuly 8 1748(1748--)
Germany
DiedNovember 1 1804 (aged 56)
Germany
Residence Germany
Nationality German
FieldNaturalist, botanist and entomologist
InstitutionsUniversity of Göttingen
Alma materUniversity of Tübingen
Academic advisor  Philipp Friedrich Gmelin
Notable students  Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt
Friedrich Stromeyer
Carl Friedrich Kielmeyer
Wilhelm August Lampadius
Johann Friedrich Gmelin (August 8, 1748–November 1, 1804) was a German naturalist, botanist and entomologist.

Background

Johann Friedrich Gmelin was born as the eldest son of Philipp Friedrich Gmelin in 1748 in Tübingen. He studied medicine at University of Tübingen and graduated with an M.D. in 1769. He became an adjunct professor of medicine at University of Tübingen. In 1773 he became professor of philosophy and adjunct professor of medicine at University of Göttingen. He was promoted to full professor of medicine and professor of chemistry, botany and mineralogy in 1778. He died in 1804 in Göttingen.

Johann Friedrich Gmelin published several textbooks in the fields of chemistry, pharmaceutical science, mineralogy and botany. He also published the 13th edition of Systema Naturae by Carolus Linnaeus in 1788.

Legacy

The Artemisia plant Gmelin's Wormwood or Artemisia gmelinii is named after him.

Among his students were Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt, Carl Friedrich Kielmeyer, Friedrich Stromeyer and Wilhelm August Lampadius. He was the father of Leopold Gmelin.

The standard botanical author abbreviation J.F.Gmel. is applied to plants described by this botanist, who also appears on this list.

Publications

  • Allgemeine Geschichte der Gifte, Two Volumes, 1776/1777
  • Allgemeine Geschichte der Pflanzengifte, 1777
  • Allgemeine Geschichte der mineralischen Gifte, 1777
  • Einleitung in die Chemie, 1780
  • Beyträge zur Geschichte des teutschen Bergbaus, 1783
  • Ueber die neuere Entdeckungen in der Lehre von der Luft, und deren Anwendung auf Arzneikunst, 1784
  • Grundsätze der technischen Chemie, 1786
  • Grundriß der Pharmazie, 1792
  • Geschichte der Chemie, 1799
  • Allgemeine Geschichte der thierischen und mineralischen Gifte, 1806
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NAMEGmelin, J. F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMESGmelin, Johann Friedrich
SHORT DESCRIPTIONGerman naturalist, botanist and entomologist
DATE OF BIRTHAugust 8, 1748
PLACE OF BIRTHGermany
DATE OF DEATHNovember 1, 1804
PLACE OF DEATHGermany
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Philipp F. Gmelin

Philipp Friedrich Gmelin (1721-1768)
Born 19 July 1721(1721--)
Tübingen, Germany
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Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt

Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt (1764 - 1816)
Born 1764
Germany
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Friedrich Stromeyer

Friedrich Stromeyer
Born 2 July 1776(1776--)
Göttingen, Germany
Died 18 July 1835 (aged 59)
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Philipp F. Gmelin

Philipp Friedrich Gmelin (1721-1768)
Born 19 July 1721(1721--)
Tübingen, Germany
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Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (German: Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, sometimes called the "Eberhardina") is a public university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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