| Authorised form of name | Klein; Jacobus Theodorus (1685 - 1759) |
| Other forms of name | Jacob Theodor |
| Dates | 1685 - 1759 |
| Nationality | German |
| Place of birth | Konigsberg, East Prussia |
| Date of birth | 15 August 1685 |
| Place of death | Danzig [Gdansk, Poland] |
| Date of death | 27 February 1759 |
| Research field | Zoology |
| Botany |
| Palaeontology |
| Activity | 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
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/03/1729 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB; DBE; Jocher (1784)
Authority:
Altname from DSB.
References:
John H Appleby, 'Human Curiosities and the Royal Society, 1699-1751' in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 13-27
Notes:
Proposed by Sir Hans Sloane; John Gaspar Scheuchzer; William Rutty |
| Royal Society code | NA7788 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EL/K/37 | Translation of a letter, from James Theodorus Klein to Hans Sloane | 1733 |
| L&P/3/300 | Paper, 'Agreeing with some of his views and dissenting from others (birds of passage)' from Peter Collinson to Jacobus Theodorus Klein | 6 March 1758 |
| L&P/1/225 | Letter, 'On the Society for Experimental Philosophy' from Johann Theodor Klein to Hans Sloane | 26 February 1743 |
| CLP/15ii/20 | Paper, 'An account of the Scolopendra aquatica scutata' by J T [Jacobus Theodorus] Klein | 24 November 1729 |
| EL/K/40 | Translation of a letter, from James Theodorus Klein to Hans Sloane, dated at Danzig (Gdansk) | 1740 |
| EL/K/36 | Letter, from James Theodorus Klein to Hans Sloane, dated at Danzig (Gdansk) | 4 July 1730 |
| EL/K/35 | Letter, from James Theodorus Klein to Hans Sloane, dated at Danzig (Gdansk) | 12 January 1730 |
| RBO/15/5 | 'An account of the Scolopendra aquatica scutata' by J Theod Klein | 1730 |
| RBO/15/6 | 'An account of Letters found in the middle Substance of a beech Tree' by J T Klein | 1730 |
| EL/K/39 | Translation of an extract of a letter, from James Theodorus Klein to Hans Sloane, dated at Danzig (Gdansk) | 1739 |