Johann gottfried zinn biography of mahatma

April 6,
Today is the anniversary of the death of Johann Zinn, who died young at the age of
Johann accomplished much in his short life, and he focused on two seemingly disconnected areas of science: human anatomy and botany.

From an anatomy standpoint, Johann focused on the eye.

He wrote an eye anatomy book and became the first person to describe the Iris. Today, several parts of the eye are named in Johann’s honor, including the Zinn zonule, the Zinn membrane, and the Zinn artery.

As a young man, Johann was appointed the University Botanic Garden director in Göttingen (pronounced "Gert-ing-en").

He initially thought the University wanted him to teach anatomy, but that job was filled, so he took the botany job instead.
One day, Johann received an envelope of seeds from the German Ambassador to Mexico. After growing the plants, Johann wrote about them, drew the blossoms, and shared the seed with other botanists throughout Europe.

Like most botanists in the s, Johann corresp