Nikolaus Josef Jacquin (1727–1817)

Dutch botanist. Studied medicine in Paris before moving to Vienna to continue his studies with the financial help of a family friend. Sent to West Indies and South America by Francis I for the purpose of enlarging the imperial natural history collections, 1754–9. Appointed professor of chemistry and mineralogy at the Mining School in Schemnitz, Hungary, in 1763. Professor of botany and chemistry, University of Vienna, 1768–96. Created baron, 1806.