Jacobus Theodorus Klein ( 1685 - 1759 )

Birth: Konigsberg, East Prussia (15 August 1685) Death: Danzig (Gdansk), Poland (27 February 1759) Research Field: Zoology, botany, palaeontology Education: Konigsberg Career: Travelled for six years in England, Holland, Germany and Austria (1697-1703); developed a botanical garden in Danzig; founded the Danziger Naturforschende Gesellschaft; Secretary to the City of Danzig (1714-after 1729); edited J J Scheuchzer's (FRS 1703) 'Sciagraphia lithologica curiosa'; led missions from Danzig to Dresden, Warsaw, Berlin, Hanover, and London Memberships: St Petersburg Academy Membership: Fellow Election Date: 6/03/1729.