Later Life
Gmelin returned to the University of Tübingen in 1747 and became professor of medicine and, in 1751, director of the university's botanic garden. His travel description was published there. It was translated to French and Dutch, but not to Russian, "because it contained uncomplimentary observations and comments on Russians".
Gmelin was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1749.
The plant genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae) and several dozen plant and animal species are named after him.
The standard author abbreviation J.G.Gmel. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.Read more about this topic: Johann Georg Gmelin
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