Joseph "Krystel" Franz Freiherr von Jacquin or Baron Joseph von Jacquin (7 February 1766, in Schemnitz (now

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) – 26 October 1839, in

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) was an Austrian

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who studied

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and

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. The son of Nikolaus von Jacquin, he graduated from the

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as a doctor of medicine in 1788. Between 1788 and 1791 Jacquin was sent on a scientific journey to Germany, France and England by Emperor Francis II. He inherited his father's position as professor of botany and chemistry at the University of Vienna, which he held from 1797 until his retirement in 1838. In 1821, he was elected a foreign member of the

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Notes

Publications

Jacquin, J. F. ''Beyträge zur Geschichte der Vögel''. C.F. Wappler, Wien 1784. Jacquin, J.F. ''Lehrbuch der allgemeinen und medicinischen Chymie zum Gebrauche seiner Vorlesungen''. C.F. Wappler, Wien 1798. Jacquin, J.F., E. Fenzl & I. Schreibers. ''Eclogae plantarum rariorum aut minus cognitarum : quas ad vivum descripsit et iconibus coloratis illustravit''. A. Strauss, Wien, 1811–1844. Jacquin, J.F., E. Fenzl & I. Schreibers. ''Eclogae graminum rariorum aut minus cognitarum : quae ad vivum descripsit et iconibus coloratis illustravit''. A. Strauss et Sommer, Wien, 1813–1844. Jacquin, J. F. ''Ueber den Ginkgo'', Carl Gerold, Wien, 1819.

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