Jean-Frédéric Hermann

Plate from Mémoire aptérologique by Jean-Frédéric Hermann

Jean-Frédéric Hermann (Strasbourg 1768–1793) was a French physician and naturalist mainly interested in entomology.[1]

Son of Jean Hermann, he continued the index of his father’s collection, illustrating some species. He studied the comparative anatomy of the mouthparts of insects and mites publishing Mémoire aptérologique with his son in law Frédéric-Louis Hammer in 1804.

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  1. Guide des fonds patrimoniaux des bibliothèques d'Alsace Daniel Bornemann - 1995 "On y trouve la collection de Jean Hermann (1738-1800), docteur en médecine et professeur d'histoire naturelle à Strasbourg, celle de Jean- Frédéric Hermann (1768-1793) son fils et celle de Frédéric-Louis Hammer (1762-1835), son gendre."

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