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Philipp F. Gmelin
Philipp Friedrich Gmelin (1721-1768)
Born(1721-08-19)19 August 1721
Tübingen, Germany
Died9 May 1768(1768-05-09) (aged 46)
Tübingen, Germany
Nationality German
Alma materUniversity of Tübingen
Known forPancreatic ducts and chemistry of antimony
Scientific career
FieldsBotanist and chemist
InstitutionsUniversity of Tübingen
Doctoral advisorBurchard Mauchart
Doctoral studentsJohann 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.
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