Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach[1]
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a main founder of zoology and anthropology as comparative, scientific disciplines
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Born
11 May 1752 Gotha, Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Died
22 January 1840 (aged 87) Göttingen, Electorate of Hanover
Nationality
German
Known for
comparative anatomy ; scientific racism
Fields
Physiology
Alma mater
University of Jena University of Göttingen
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Germany
Doctoral advisor
Christian Wilhelm Büttner
Doctoral students
Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link Friedrich Stromeyer Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold
era
1600-1800
Other academic advisors
Ernst Gottfried Baldinger Christian Gottlob Heyne