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Nicolás Joseph Jacquin
1727-02-16 – 1817-10-26
Life & Legacy
Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin (16 February 1727 – 26 October 1817) was a natural philosopher who studied medicine, chemistry and botany. He travelled to the West Indies as part of an Austrian expedition and collected a large number of botanical specimens and described many species. He served as the first professor of chemistry in the mining academy at Schemnitz in Austria and later worked at the University of Vienna. He was the father of the botanist Joseph Franz von Jacquin.
Occupation & Career
botanist, physician, chemist, explorer, professor, pteridologist, bryologist, zoologist, ornithologist, metallurgist, mycologist, entomologist, physicist, botanical collector, scientific collector, university teacher
Education
Leiden University
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the Royal Society
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society
Employer
University of Vienna
Organizations & Memberships
Académie de Stanislas (Nancy, France) · Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities · Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences · Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences · Royal Society of London · Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences · Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
Leiden University
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Family Child
Joseph Franz von Jacquin
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Family Child
Franziska Jacquin
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Family Child
Emilian Gottfried von Jacquin
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Family Spouse
Catharina Schreibers
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Family & Relationships
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