Johann Gerhard Reinhard Andreae, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Gerhard Reinhard Andreae

German geologist

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1724

Place of Birth: Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 01-May-1793

Profession: pharmacist, geologist, chemist, botanist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Johann Gerhard Reinhard Andreae (born ca.
17 December 1724 in Hanover, died 1 May 1793 in Hanover), often known as J.G.R.
Andreae or I.G.R.
Andreae, was a Hanoverian natural scientist, chemist, geologist, court pharmacist (Hofapotheker) and alchemist in the Age of Enlightenment.
Internationally noted as a polymath, he was known throughout Europe particularly for his extensive natural history collections and for his pioneering and influential scientific work on soil and their uses for modern agriculture.
He was a friend of many of the great scientists of the day, such as Benjamin Franklin, Pieter van Musschenbroek and George Shaw.
The genus Andreaea, the type genus of the family Andreaeaceae of mosses, was named in his honour by his friend, the botanist Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart.
Andreae was also noted as one of the major benefactors in Hanover in his lifetime.

Johann Georg Ziesenis (1716–1776)
Alternative names	Johann Georg Zisenis
Description	Danish-German court painter
Date of birth/death	1716	3 April 1776 or 1777 date QS:P,+1776-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1776-04-03T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1777-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Location of birth/death	Copenhagen	Hanover
Work period	between circa 1731 and circa 1777 date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1731-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1777-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	The Hague (1768-...)
Authority control	: Q655329 VIAF: 19952536 ISNI: 0000 0000 6660 8423 ULAN: 500012327 LCCN: nr96011611 GND: 119273950 WorldCat