Johann Bachstrom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Bachstrom

Dutch-Polish writer and scientist

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1686

Place of Birth: Rawicz, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1742

Profession: writer, inventor, theologian

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Jan Fryderyk or Johann Friedrich Bachstrom (24 December 1688, near Rawitsch, now Rawicz, Poland - June 1742, Nieswiez, now Nyasvizh, Belarus) was a writer, scientist and Lutheran theologian who spent the last decade of his life in Leiden.
His surname is sometimes spelt Bachstroem or Bachstrohm.
He mostly wrote in Latin, German, and French (with his given names adjusted to Joannis Friderici and Jean-Frédéric as appropriate), while in English biographies he can appear as John Frederic Bachstrom.
Since he is best known for his publications while he was in the Netherlands, he is often mistakenly described as a Dutch physician and writer.