| Authorised form of name | Linck; Johann Heinrich (1674 - 1734) |
| Other forms of surname | Lincke |
| Dates | 1674 - 1734 |
| Nationality | German |
| Place of birth | Leipzig, Germany |
| Date of birth | 17 December 1674 |
| Place of death | Leipzig, Germany |
| Date of death | 29 October 1734 |
| Occupation | Pharmacist |
| Research field | Natural history |
| Activity | 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)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/12/1718 |
| Proposer | Sir Hans Sloane |
| Relationships | Son of a pharmacist in Leipzig |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
Authority:
AltName from Jocher |
| Virtual International Authority File | 67311337 |
| Code | NA4945 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/002753 | Linck, Johann Heinrich | nd |
| EL/L6/41 | Letter, from Henry Linckius to James Jurin, dated at Leipzig | 1726 |
| CLP/9i/70 | Paper, 'Brevis commentatio de cobalto, auctore viro clarissimo' by Johann Heinrich Linck | [1726] |