Background
He was born in Leipzig and ran the family pharmacy known as "The Golden Lion".
He was born in Leipzig and ran the family pharmacy known as "The Golden Lion".
He wrote a treatise on sea stars, De stellis marinis liber singularis (1733). The genus Linckia of sea stars is named after him. Linck"s son was also named Johann Heinrich Linck (the younger, 1734–1807).
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Royal Society.