Ferdinand Gottlieb von Gmelin

Ferdinand Gottlieb von Gmelin (10 March 1782 in Tübingen – 21 December 1848 in Tübingen) was a German physician. He was a nephew of botanist Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin (1744–1784).

In 1802 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Tübingen, then following graduation, took a study trip through Germany, Italy and France. In 1805 he became an associate professor, and from 1810 onward, was a full professor of natural sciences and medicine at Tübingen. In 1823 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown.^[1]