Philipp Friedrich Gmelin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Philipp Friedrich Gmelin

German professor of botany and chemistry

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1721

Place of Birth: Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 09-May-1768

Profession: physician, chemist, university teacher, botanist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Philipp Friedrich Gmelin (19 August 1721 – 9 May 1768) was a professor of botany and chemistry.
He studied the chemistry of antimony and wrote texts on the pancreatic ducts, on mineral waters, and on botany. He was a brother of the famous traveler Johann Georg Gmelin.
He obtained his MD in 1742 at the University of Tübingen under Burchard Mauchart. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1758.He was the father of the naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin.