Johann Heinrich Linck ( 1674 - 1734 )

Birth: Leipzig, Germany (17 December 1674) Death: Leipzig, Germany (29 October 1734) Profession: Pharmacist Research Field: Natural history Education: Apprenticed to his father; Copenhagen (1690-1694) Career: Travelled to Sweden (1693), Danzig (1696), Holland, Belgium and England; brought back a collection of books on natural history and an impressive cabinet of curiosities; worked in Naumburg (1706-1710), then in his father's pharmacy, taking over from his father (1717) Memberships: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (1722); Istituto delle Scienze e Arti di Bologna (1723) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 11/12/1718 Proposers: Sir Hans Sloane.