Johann Heinrich Linck

Johann Heinrich Linck (the elder, 1674–1734) [Some authors, e.g. Weeks, give his dates as 1675–1735.] was a German pharmacist and naturalist. [cite journal | author = J. Z. Fullmer | title = Humphry Davy and the gunpowder manufactory | pages = 165–194 | journal = Annals of Science | volume = 20 | issue = 3 | year = 1964] He was born in Leipzig and ran the family pharmacy known as "The Golden Lion".cite book | title = Discovery of the Elements | author = Mary Elvira Weeks | publisher = Chemical Education Publishing Company | location = Easton, Pennsylvania | year = 1934] He wrote a treatise on sea stars, "De stellis marinis liber singularis" (1733). The genus "Linckia" of sea stars is named after him.

Linck's son, also named Johann Heinrich Linck (the younger, 1734–1807), followed in the footsteps of his father, making contributions to the natural history of fishes.

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