Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
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Johann Friedrich Blumenbach was an 18th–19th century German physician and naturalist regarded as a founding figure of physical anthropology and comparative anatomy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Johann Friedrich Blumenbach canonical | 6 |
| Blumenbach | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
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comparative anatomist ⓘ human ⓘ naturalist ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
anatomy
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anthropology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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surface form:
Electorate of Hanover
Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1752-05-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1840-01-22 ⓘ |
| described | human skull collections ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Göttingen
ⓘ
University of Jena ⓘ |
| employer | University of Göttingen ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Blumenbach
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| fieldOfWork |
comparative anatomy
ⓘ
craniology ⓘ natural history ⓘ physical anthropology ⓘ |
| givenName |
Friedrich
ⓘ
Johann ⓘ |
| influenced |
comparative anatomy
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physical anthropology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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Royal Society ⓘ Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
concept of Caucasian race
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early racial classification of humans ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De generis humani varietate nativa
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Handbuch der Naturgeschichte ⓘ |
| notedFor |
comparative anatomical studies of humans and animals
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foundational work in physical anthropology ⓘ |
| occupation |
naturalist
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physician ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Gotha ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Göttingen ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Göttingen ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Blumenbach