About Johann Gottfried Burman Becker
Lived 1802 – 1880 (aged 78). Johann Gottfried Burman Becker was a Danish historian, pharmacist and author.
Johann Gottfried Burman Becker (26 April 1802 – 6 October 1880) was a Danish pharmacist, historical writer and collector and illustrator.
Early life Becker was born in Copenhagen, the son of court pharmacist Gottfried Becker (1767–1845) and Nicolette A. Burman (1774–1824). On 1 March 1825, he was granted royal permission to assume the family name Burman Becker. In 1822, he passed the preliminary exams in philology and philosophy at the University of Copenhagen. He was trained as a pharmacist in his father's Royal Court Pharmacy while at the same time attending lectures by F. G. Howitz, H. C. Ørsted, W. C. Zeise and J. W. Hornemann. In 1825, he passed the pharmaceutical exam. He then went on a longer journey abroad to continue his education, visiting Germany, Switzerland, France and England.
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Danish historian (1802-1880)
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Johann Gottfried Burman Becker was born on 26 April 1802 in Copenhagen.
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Johann Gottfried Burman Becker died on 6 October 1880 in Copenhagen.
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Johann Gottfried Burman Becker was a historian, pharmacist and author.
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Johann Gottfried Burman Becker was Danish.
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