Johann Heinrich Linck
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Johann Heinrich Linck
Johann Heinrich Linck (the elder, 1674–1734)[1] was a German pharmacist and naturalist.[2] He was born in Leipzig and ran the family pharmacy known as "The Golden Lion".[3] He wrote a treatise on sea stars, De stellis marinis liber singularis (1733). The genus Linckia of sea stars is named after him.
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Illustration from critique of De stellis marinis liber singularis published in Acta Eruditorum, 1733
Linck's son was also named Johann Heinrich Linck (the younger, 1734–1807).
References[]
- ^ Some authors, e.g. Weeks, give his dates as 1675–1735.
- ^ J. Z. Fullmer (1964). "Humphry Davy and the gunpowder manufactory". Annals of Science. 20 (3): 165–194. doi:10.1080/00033796400203054.
- ^ Mary Elvira Weeks (1934). Discovery of the Elements. Easton, Pennsylvania: Chemical Education Publishing Company.
Categories:
- 1674 births
- 1734 deaths
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- German scientist stubs