Jacobus Theodorus Klein (b. 15 August 1685 d. 27 February 1759) was a German botanist, historian, jurist, mathematician, zoologist, paleontologist and diplomat in service of August II of Poland. In 1718 he set up a botanical garden and built up his natural history collection including fossils.
Reference:
Armin Geus, ‘Klein, Jacob Theodor’ (1977), <https://www.deutschebiographie.de/sfz41363.html#ndbcontent_zitierweise>. German biography, <https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/home>, [accessed 12 March 2019].
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