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Johann Philipp Breyne

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German scientist (1680-1764)

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Johann Philipp Breyne FRS, was a German-Polish botanist, palaeontologist, zoologist and entomologist. He is best known for his work on the Polish cochineal, an insect formerly used in production of red dye. Proposed by Hans Sloane, he was elected, on 21 April 1703, a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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Illustration from critique of Dissertatio physica de polythalamis published in Acta Eruditorum, 1732Illustration from critique of Dissertatio physica de polythalamis published in Acta Eruditorum, 1732

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Fellow of the Royal Society

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Johann Philipp Breyne FRS, was a German-Polish botanist, palaeontologist, zoologist and entomologist. He is best known for his work on the Polish cochineal, an insect formerly used in production of red dye. Proposed by Hans Sloane, he was elected, on 21 April 1703, a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was also a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Societas Litteraria.

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Germany
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1680 to 1764 · aged 84
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