Homepage

Record

Authorised form of namePechlin; Joannes Nicolaus (c1646 - 1706); physician and author
Other forms of nameJohannes Nikolaus
Jean-Nicolas
Nicolaas
Other forms of surnamePechlin
Datesc1646 - 1706
NationalityDutch
Place of birthLeyden [Leiden], Holland, Dutch Republic [modern day Netherlands], Europe
Date of birthc. 1646
Place of deathStockholm, Sweden, Europe
Date of death4 February 1706
OccupationPhysician
Research fieldAnatomy
Botany
ActivityEducation:
Leyden (MD 1667)
Career:
Travelled to Italy (1667); Professor of Medicine at Kiel (1673); Personal Physician and Librarian to the Duke of Holstein (1678); travelled to Stockholm three times (1698-death)
Memberships:
Academia Naturae Curiosorum (1678)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election30/11/1688
ProposerEdward Tyson
RelationshipsParents: Johannes Pechlin
Married: Anna Dorotea Langelott
OtherInfoUnfortunately not much biographical information on Pechlin survives. His medical interests were broad; his dissertation written at Leyden was focused on apoplexia and his later publications involved anatomical, chirurgical, as well as botanical observations and research. He was inactive in the Royal Society after his election.
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; BIB; ADB; Swedish Biographical Encyclopaedia
Notes:
BR quoting Hirsch gives year of birth as 1644; Hunter and index to BR give 1646. DNB has both although the Kiel Directory of Scholars has 20 December 1646 as date of birth. Swedish Biographical Encyclopaedia has 1640 as approximate year of birth.
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/37001061
CodeNA4324
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EL/P1/83Letter, from J Pechlinus [Jan Nicolaus Pechlin] to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Leyden1673
Add to My Items
    Papers of Colin Pillinger

    Papers of Colin Pillinger

    Useful Links

    Collection highlights

    Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

    Early Letters
    Early Letters
    Papers of Elsie Widdowson and Robert McCance
    Papers of Elsie Widdowson and Robert McCance
    Photographs of British algae: cyanotype impressions
    Photographs of British algae: cyanotype impressions
    New Letter Books
    New Letter Books
    Browse Collections

    The Royal Society

    The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of
    the world's most eminent scientists and is the
    oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
    Registered charity number 207043

    Website design ©CalmView



    CONTACT US

    + 44 207 451 2500
    (Lines open Mon-Fri, 9:00-17:00. Excludes bank holidays)

    6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

    Email Us →

    SUBSCRIBE

    Subscribe to our newsletters to be updated with the
    latest news on innovation, events, articles and reports.

    Subscribe →

    © CalmView