# Jacob Temminck

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{{Short description|Dutch businessman and specimen collector (1748–1822)}}
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| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1748|11|15}}
| birth_place   = [Amersfoort](/source/Amersfoort), Utrecht, Netherlands
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1822|08|15|1748|11|15}}
| death_place   = [Lausanne](/source/Lausanne), Vaud, Switzerland
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| occupation    = Treasurer
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| children      = 2, including [Coenraad](/source/Coenraad_Jacob_Temminck)
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'''Jacob Temminck''' (November 1748 – August 15, 1822) was a treasurer in the [Dutch East India Company](/source/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](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Levaillant). His collection were passed on to his son, [Coenraad Jacob Temminck](/source/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
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