Jacob Christian Schäffer
German botanist and mycologist
Jacob Christian Schäffer, alternatively Jakob, was a German dean, professor, botanist, mycologist, entomologist, ornithologist and inventor.
Initially studying Theology at the University of Halle, he later became a teacher in Ratisbon. Wikipedia
Born: May 31, 1718, Querfurt, Germany
Died: January 5, 1790 (age 71 years), Regensburg, Germany
Spouse: Sophia Christine Herrich (m. 1760–1790), Maria Wilhelmina Regina Preidl (m. 1747–1759), and Susanna Maria Weisböck (m. 1743–1747)
Education: Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg