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 Philipp Friedrich Gmelin (1721-1768) | |
| Born | 19 August, 1721 Tübingen, Germany |
| Died | 9 May, 1768 Tübingen, Germany |
| Nationality |  German |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
| Known for | Pancreatic ducts and chemistry of antimony |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botanist and chemist |
| Institutions | University of Tübingen |
| Doctoral advisor | Burchard Mauchart |
| Doctoral students | Johann Friedrich Gmelin |
| Notes | |
| Johann Friedrich Gmelin is also his eldest son. | |
Philipp Friedrich Gmelin (1721-1768) 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 obtained his MD in 1742 at the University of Tübingen under Burchard Mauchart.
References
- J. Chem. Ed., 1954, 32, pp. 534-541.
- Chem. Ber., 1939, 72, pp. 5A-33A.
- Biographisches Lexikon der hervorragenden Ärzte, Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1962, vol. 2, p. 776.
- Michaud Biographie Universelle (2nd Ed.), Delagrabe, 1843-1865, vol. 16, p. 646.
- Dictionaire des Sciences Medicales Biographie Medicale, C. L. F. Panoucke, 1820-1822, vol. 4, pp. 461-462.