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Blumenbach, Johann Friedrich, 1752-1840

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1752 - 1840

Biography

ohann Friedrich Blumenbach (11 May 1752 – 22 January 1840) was a German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist. He was one of the first to explore the study of the human being as an aspect of natural history. His teachings in comparative anatomy were applied to his classification of human races, of which he claimed there were five, Caucasian, Mongolian, Malayan, Ethiopian, and American. He was a member of the Göttingen School of History.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Johann Friedrich Blumebach letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 817570
Mss 817570
Date(s): 1817-10-20
Abstract

In English.

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