| Authorised form of name | Hedwig; Johann (1730 - 1799) |
| Dates | 1730 - 1799 |
| Place of birth | Kronstadt [Brasov, Romania] |
| Date of birth | 08 December 1730 |
| Place of death | Leipzig, Germany |
| Date of death | 07 February 1799 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Botany |
| Activity | Education:
Pressburg (1747); Littau (1749); MD (Leipzig)
Career:
Practised in Chemnitz; Doctor in a military hospital, Leipzig (1784); Extra-ordinary Professor of Medicine, University of Leipzig (1784); Professor of Botany, Leipzig (1789); founder of the scientific knowledge of mosses
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/04/1788 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB |
| Code | NA5061 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1787/27 | Hedwig, Johann: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |