Johann Albrecht Korff

Johann Albrecht Korff
Posthumous portrait, 1885
Born(1697-11-30)November 30, 1697
Rengenhoff, Duchy of Courland (now Dobele municipality, Lativa)
DiedApril 7, 1766(1766-04-07) (aged 68)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Alma materUniversity of Jena
OccupationPhysician
Scientific career
InstitutionsFellow of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences

Baron Johann Albrecht von Korff (November 30, 1697 – April 7, 1766) was a Russian diplomat. He was the president of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences in 1734–1740.

A native of Courland, he moved through his service at the court duchess of Courland (then Russian empress) Anna Ivanovna. Since 1740, he was the Russian ambassador in Copenhagen. His library (36,000 volumes) was purchased for the Crown Prince of Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, then it passed to the Crown Prince Constantine Pavlovich.