Jacob Gijsbertus Samuël van Breda was a Dutch biologist and geologist.
Jacob was the son of Jacob van Breda, a Dutch physician, physicist and politician, and Anna Elsenera van Campen. His mother died when he was two years old. Wikipedia
Born: October 24, 1788, Delft, Netherlands
Died: September 2, 1867 (age 78 years), Haarlem, Netherlands
Partner: Frederika Theodora Ernestina Camper
Education: Universiteit Leiden