Jacob Temminck (November 1748-August 15, 1822) was a treasurer in the

Dutch East India Company The United East India Company ( nl, Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the VOC) was a chartered company established on the 20th March 1602 by the States General of the Netherlands amalgamating existing companies into the first joint-stock ...

and a collector of natural history objects, including a large number of bird specimens acquired through field collectors such as

François Levaillant François Levaillant (born Vaillant, later in life as Le Vaillant, ''"The Valiant"'') (6 August 1753 – 22 November 1824) was a French author, explorer, naturalist, zoological collector, and noted ornithologist. He described many new species of ...

. His collection were passed on to his son, Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778 – 1858), who was a noted ornithologist.

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{{reflist Administrators of the Dutch East India Company