Johann Heinrich Linck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Pharmacist and naturalist
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Place of Birth: Leipzig, Leipzig District, Germany
About Johann Heinrich Linck
- Johann Heinrich Linck (the elder, 1674–1734) was a German pharmacist and naturalist.
- He was born in Leipzig and ran the family pharmacy known as "The Golden Lion".
- He wrote a treatise on sea stars, De stellis marinis liber singularis (1733).
- The genus Linckia of sea stars is named after him. Linck's son was also named Johann Heinrich Linck (the younger, 1734–1807).
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