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Johann Philipp Breyne
1680-01-01 – 1764-01-01
Life & Legacy
Johann Philipp Breyne FRS (9 August 1680, Danzig (Gdańsk), Poland – 12 December 1764, Danzig, Poland), was a German botanist, palaeontologist, zoologist and entomologist. He is best known for his work on the Polish cochineal (Porphyrophora polonica), an insect formerly used in production of red dye. Proposed by Hans Sloane, he was elected, on 21 April 1703, a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was also a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (after 1715) and the Societas Litteraria (after 1720).
Occupation & Career
botanist, paleontologist, zoologist, entomologist, physician
Education
Leiden University
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the Royal Society
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Honors & Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society
Organizations & Memberships
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Royal Society of London
Education & Institutions
Leiden University
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Family Child
Anna Renata Breyne
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Family Child
Johanna Henrietta Breyne
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Family Child
Florentina Charlotta Breyne
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Family Child
Constantia Philippina Breyne
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Family Father
Jacob Breyne
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