Johann Georg Gmelin
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Johann Georg Gmelin (8 August 1709 – 20 May 1755) was a German naturalist, botanist and geographer.
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Johann Georg Gmelin | |
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Born | (1709-08-08)8 August 1709 |
Died | 20 May 1755(1755-05-20) (aged 45) Tübingen, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire |
Other names | Ioanne Georgio Gmelin, Иоганн Георг Гмелин |
Education | University of Tübingen |
Occupation(s) | Physicist and botanist |
Known for | Exploring Siberia |
Relatives | Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin (nephew) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Russian Academy of Sciences, University of St. Petersburg, University of Tübingen |
Author abbrev. (botany) | J.G.Gmel. |
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