Johann Conrad Ammann (December 24, 1724 in
Schaffhausen
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– October 11, 1811 in Schaffhausen) was a Swiss physician, naturalist, and collector.
After graduating at
Leiden
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in 1749 he began to practise at
Schaffhausen
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. He was particularly noted for his collection of fossils.
He is often confused with
Johann Konrad Ammann, born 1669 in Schaffhausen and died 1724 in Warmoud near Leiden.
External links
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*Brignon A. 2016. — Les poissons téléostéens d’Öhningen (Miocène, Allemagne) de la collection Johann Conrad Ammann étudiés par Georges Cuvier et leur apport à l’histoire de la paléontologie. Geodiversitas 38 (1): 33-64. http:// dx.doi.org/10.5252/g2016n1a3
1724 births
1811 deaths
People from Schaffhausen
Swiss naturalists
18th-century Swiss physicians
18th-century Swiss scientists
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