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| Born | (1738-12-31)31 December 1738 Barr, Alsace, France |
| Died | 4 October 1800(1800-10-04) (aged 61) Strasbourg, France |
| Other names | Johann, or Jean-Frederic, Hermann, or Herrmann |
| Known for | His collections and library of 18,000 volumes |
| Children | Jean-Frédéric Hermann |
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| Fields | Physician and naturalist |
| Institutions | School of Public Health of Strasbourg, School of Medicine, Strasbourg |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Herrm. |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Hermann |
Johann, orJean-Frederic,Hermann, orHerrmann, (31 December 1738 inBarr,Alsace – 4 October 1800 inStrasbourg) was a Frenchphysician andnaturalist.
In 1769 he was appointed professor of medicine at the School of Public Health of Strasbourg, then, in 1778, professor of philosophy, before going on, in 1784, to succeed Jacob Reinbold Spielmann as chair of chemistry, natural history andmateria medica. In 1794 he became professor of botany and materia medica in the new School of Medicine.[1]
He was the author ofTabula affinitatum animalium (1783) andObservationes zoologicae quibus novae complures, published posthumously in 1804.
His collections and library of 18,000 volumes formed the basis of theNatural History Museum of Strasbourg, where a reconstruction of his natural history cabinet was opened in 1988.
Hermann was also in charge ofStrasbourg's botanical garden, where he was responsible for a large increase in the number of living plant species. The garden was threatened with closure by the city administration during the French Revolution, and was only saved by the efforts of Hermann.[2]
His zoological collection, including 200 mammals, 900 birds, more than 200 reptiles, many fish, invertebrates and dried plants, was bought by the city of Strasbourg in 1804 and served as the base for theStrasbourg zoological Museum.
His brother, Jean-Frédéric Hermann (1743–1820), Professor of Law, was a member of the Lower Rhine and Mayor of Strasbourg.
His son,Jean-Frédéric Hermann (1768–1793), would follow in his footsteps both in medicine and in natural history, until his untimely death during the revolutionary wars put an end to his ambitions.
Hermann's name survives most famously throughHermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni ).[3]
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