Philipp Friedrich Gmelin (19 August 1721 – 9 May 1768) was a professor of botany and chemistry. He studied the chemistry of antimony and wrote texts on the pancreatic ducts, mineral waters, and botany.
He was a brother of the famous traveler Johann Georg Gmelin. He obtained his Master's degree in 1742, at the University of Tübingen under Burchard Mauchart.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1758.
He was the father of the naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin.
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References J. Chem. Educ., 1954, 32, pp. 534–541. Chem. Ber., 1939, 72, pp. 5A-33A. , Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1962, vol. 2, p. 776. , Delagrabe, 1843–1865, vol. 16, p. 646. , C. L. F. Panckoucke, 1820–1822, vol. 4, pp. 461–462.
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