{{Short description|Dutch businessman and specimen collector (1748–1822)}} {{one source|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = <!-- defaults to article title when left blank --> | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date|1748|11|15}} | birth_place = Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands | death_date = {{Death date and age|1822|08|15|1748|11|15}} | death_place = Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland | other_names = | occupation = Treasurer | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = {{married|Alida van Stamhorst|1774}} | children = 2, including Coenraad }} '''Jacob Temminck''' (November 1748 – August 15, 1822) was a treasurer in the Dutch East India Company and a collector of natural history objects, including a large number of bird specimens acquired through field collectors such as François Levaillant. His collection were passed on to his son, Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778–1858), who was a noted ornithologist.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Zoological Exploration of Southern Africa 1650-1790|author=Rookmaaker, L. C.|publisher=CRC Press|year=1989|page=259}}</ref>
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Category:Administrators of the Dutch East India Company Category:1748 births Category:1822 deaths {{Netherlands-business-bio-stub}}