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.

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Johann Friedrich Blumenbach canonical 6
Blumenbach 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anthropologist
comparative anatomist
human
naturalist
physician
academicDiscipline anatomy
anthropology
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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
19th century
ethnicGroup German
familyName Johann Friedrich Blumenbach self-linksurface differs
surface form: Blumenbach
fieldOfWork comparative anatomy
craniology
natural history
physical anthropology
givenName Friedrich
Johann
influenced comparative anatomy
physical anthropology
influencedBy Carl Linnaeus
languageOfWorkOrName German
Latin
memberOf Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Royal Society
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
nativeLanguage German
notableIdea concept of Caucasian race
early racial classification of humans
notableWork De generis humani varietate nativa
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte
notedFor comparative anatomical studies of humans and animals
foundational work in physical anthropology
occupation naturalist
physician
university teacher
placeOfBirth Gotha
placeOfDeath Göttingen
sexOrGender male
workLocation Göttingen

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Pan troglodytes describedBy Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach familyName Johann Friedrich Blumenbach self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Blumenbach
Chiroptera describedBy Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
De generis humani varietate nativa author Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte author Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
Johann Friedrich Gmelin notableStudent Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
Crax blumenbachii namedAfter Johann Friedrich Blumenbach