| Philipp F. Gmelin | |
| Birth Date: | 19 August 1721 |
| Birth Place: | Tübingen |
| Death Place: | Tübingen |
| Field: | Botanist and chemist |
| Work Institution: | University of Tübingen |
| Alma Mater: | University of Tübingen |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Burchard Mauchart |
| Doctoral Students: | Johann Friedrich Gmelin |
| Known For: | Pancreatic ducts Chemistry of antimony |
| Footnotes: | Johann Friedrich Gmelin is also his eldest son. |
Philipp Friedrich Gmelin (19 August 1721 – 9 May 1768) was a professor of botany and chemistry. He studied the chemistry of antimony and wrote texts on the pancreatic ducts, mineral waters, and botany.
He was a brother of the famous traveler Johann Georg Gmelin. He obtained his Master's degree in 1742, at the University of Tübingen under Burchard Mauchart.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1758.[1]
He was the father of the naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin.