Jean-Frédéric Hermann (Strasbourg 1768–1793) was a French physician and naturalist mainly interested in

entomology Entomology () is the science, scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such ...

.Guide des fonds patrimoniaux des bibliothèques d'Alsace Daniel Bornemann - 1995 "On y trouve la collection de Jean Hermann (1738-1800), docteur en médecine et professeur d'histoire naturelle à Strasbourg, celle de Jean- Frédéric Hermann (1768-1793) son fils et celle de Frédéric-Louis Hammer (1762-1835), son gendre." Son of

Jean Hermann Johann, or Jean-Frederic, Hermann, or Herrmann, (31 December 1738 in Barr, Alsace – 4 October 1800 in Strasbourg) was a French physician and naturalist. In 1769 he was appointed professor of medicine at the School of Public Health of Strasbou ...

, he continued the index of his father’s collection, illustrating some species. He studied the comparative anatomy of the mouthparts of insects and mites publishing ''Mémoire aptérologique'' with his son in law Frédéric-Louis Hammer in 1804.

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Three works by Hermann
digitized by the Universities of Strasbourg. French entomologists 1768 births 1793 deaths Scientists from Strasbourg Physicians from Strasbourg {{entomologist-stub