Johann Christian Senckenberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johann Christian Senckenberg

German doctor

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1707

Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Nov-1772

Profession: naturalist, physician

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Johann Christian Senckenberg

  • Johann Christian Senckenberg (28 February 1707 – 15 November 1772) was a German physician, naturalist and collector. Senckenberg was born in Frankfurt am Main.
  • In 1763 he established the Senckenberg Foundation to support natural sciences.
  • This founded the Botanischer Garten der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt am Main. His name is honoured in the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (Senckenberg Natural History Society) which he endowed, Frankfurt University Library, and Naturmuseum Senckenberg.

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