Otto Georg Ammon (December 7, 1842 in

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– January 14, 1916 in Karlsruhe) was a German

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. Ammon was an engineer from 1863 to 1868. In 1883 he led a geographical and geological exploration of Roman roads. In 1887 he conducted anthropological research and from 1887 onwards he was a member of the Ancient Karlsruher Association and the Natural Science Association. In 1904 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Freiburg. He is best known for "Natural Selection among Humans" (1883), in which he argued that a significantly higher proportion of persons of Germanic ancestry are to be found within the European aristocracies.

Literary works

* ''Natürliche Auslese beim Menschen'', 1893 (Natural selection among humans) * ''Zur Anthropologie der Badener'', 1899 (On the anthropology of the people of Baden) * ''

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sordnung und ihre natürliche Anlage'', 1900 (Social order and its natural application) : : 1842 births 1916 deaths Scientists from Karlsruhe People from the Grand Duchy of Baden German anthropologists German eugenicists Alldeutscher Verband members {{Anthropologist-stub