Michael Bernhard Valentini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Michael Bernhard Valentini

German naturalist

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1657

Place of Birth: Gießen, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1729

Profession: naturalist, physician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Michael Bernhard Valentini

  • Michael Bernhard Valentini (26 November 1657 – 18 March 1729) was a German doctor and a collector. After obtaining his doctorate in 1686 in Giessen he became Professor of Medicine in that city and personal physician to the Margrave of Assia.
  • He had an important Cabinet of curiosities and was the author of Museorum Museum, the first study of collections in Europe.
  • In 1720 he published a work on the comparative anatomy of vertebrates.
  • He was elected a Member of the Royal Society on 10 November 1715 and was also a Member of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher (Leopoldina) and the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin.

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