Johan Adam Pollich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johan Adam Pollich

German scientist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1740

Place of Birth: Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1780

Profession: naturalist, botanist, entomologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Johan Adam Pollich

  • Johan Adam Pollich or Johann (1 January 1741, Kaiserslautern – 24 February 1780) was a German doctor, botanist and entomologist. He studied medicine in Strasbourg, and following graduation he practiced medicine for a short period of time.
  • From 1764 onward he devoted his energies to natural sciences.
  • In 1776 he published the first volume of Historia plantarum in Palatinatu, followed by volumes II & III the next year.
  • Because of its excellent descriptions of plants, this work was highly praised by Pollich's contemporaries.

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