# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/johann-joachim-becher
# Generated: 2026-08-15T05:43:50.632Z

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name: "Johann Joachim Becher"
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description: "Johann Joachim Becher was a German physician, alchemist, precursor of chemistry, scholar, polymath and adventurer, best known for his terra pinguis theory which became the phlogiston theory of combustion, and his advancement of Austrian cameralism."
tagline: "German physicist, scientific alchemist, pioneer of chemistry, scholar, courtier, and adventurer"
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birthDate: "1635-05-06"
deathDate: "1682"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump