| Intro | German professor of botany and chemistry | ||
| A.K.A. | Philip Friedrich Gmelin | ||
| Was |
Scientist Chemist Botanist Physician Educator |
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| From | Germany | ||
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Academia Healthcare Science |
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| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 19 August 1721, Tübingen | ||
| Death |
9 May 1768, Tübingen (aged 46 years) |
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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, on mineral waters, and on botany.
He was a brother of the famous traveler Johann Georg Gmelin. He obtained his MD 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.