Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

German physiologist and anthropologist

Date of Birth: 11-May-1752

Place of Birth: Gotha, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1840

Profession: physician, zoologist, university teacher, paleontologist, physiologist, anthropologist, anatomist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Johann 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. Blumenbach's peers considered him one of the great theorists of his day, and he was a mentor or influence on many of the next generation of German biologists, including Alexander von Humboldt.

Attributed to Hugo Bürkner (1818–1897)
Alternative names	Hugo Leopold Friedrich Heinrich Bürkner, Hugo Bürckner
Description	German draughtsman, etcher and illustrator
Date of birth/death	24 August 1818	17 January 1897
Location of birth/death	Dessau	Dresden
Work period	1833–1897
Work location	Dresden, Düsseldorf
Authority control	: Q1272832 VIAF: 29921749 ISNI: 0000 0001 1049 8023 ULAN: 500045177 LCCN: nr93046655 GND: 102445052 WorldCat