Friedrich Tiedemann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Tiedemann

German zoologist

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1781

Place of Birth: Kassel, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1861

Profession: zoologist, university teacher, physiologist, anatomist, mammalogist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Prof Friedrich Tiedemann FRS HFRSE (23 August 1781 – 22 January 1861) was a German anatomist and physiologist.
He was an expert on the anatomy of the brain. Tiedemann spent most of his life as professor of anatomy and physiology at Heidelberg, a position to which he was appointed in 1816, after having filled the chair of anatomy and zoology for ten years at Landshut, and died at Munich.
He was elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1827.
In 1836, he was elected Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.