# Johann Friedrich Meckel, the Elder

> Johann Friedrich Meckel the Elder was a German anatomist born in Wetzlar. He often has "the Elder" appended to his name to avoid confusion with his famous grandson Johann Friedrich Meckel (1781–1833), who was also an anatomist and often has "the Younger" included with his name. The elder Meckel's son, Philipp Friedrich Theodor Meckel (1755–1803) and another grandson, August Albrecht Meckel (1790–1829) were also anatomists.

*German anatomist (1724-1774)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1724-07-31
- **Died:** 1774-09-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Johann Friedrich Meckel den äldre](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Meckel_den_%C3%A4ldre)
- [Johann Friedrich Meckel](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Meckel)
- [Johann Friedrich Meckel, the Elder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Meckel%2C_the_Elder)
- [Johann Friedrich Meckel, l'Ancien](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Meckel%2C_l'Ancien)
- [Johann Friedrich Meckel il Vecchio](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Meckel_il_Vecchio)
- [Johann F. Meckel den eldre](https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_F._Meckel_den_eldre)
- [Johann F. Meckel den eldre](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_F._Meckel_den_eldre)
- [Johann Friedrich Meckel, o Velho](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Meckel%2C_o_Velho)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70882)

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