Johann Friedrich Gmelin
J. F. Gmelin | |
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| Born | 8 August 1748 |
| Died | 1 November 1804 (aged 56) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
| Known for | Textbooks on chemistry, pharmaceutical science, mineralogy, and botany |
| Spouse | Rosine Louise Gmelin (1755–1828, née Schott) |
| Father | Philipp Friedrich Gmelin |
| Relatives | Leopold Gmelin (son) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Naturalist, botanist, and entomologist |
| Institutions | University of Göttingen University of Tübingen |
| Thesis | Latin: Irritabilitatem vegetabilium, in singulis plantarum partibus exploratam ulterioribusque experimentis confirmatam |
| Doctoral advisor | Philipp Friedrich Gmelin Ferdinand Christoph Oetinger |
| Doctoral students | Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt Friedrich Stromeyer Carl Friedrich Kielmeyer Wilhelm August Lampadius Vasily Severgin |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | J.F.Gmel. |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Gmelin |
Johann Friedrich Gmelin (8 August 1748 – 1 November 1804) was a German naturalist, chemist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist, and malacologist.