BLUMENBACH, Johann Friedrich (1752 – 1840)
1752 – 1840
9 entries in the GMN corpus.
Image source Ludwig Emil Grimm · British Museum · Public domain
1775
#156
De generis humani varietate nativa.
Blumenbach was the founder of anthropology. In this, his doctoral dissertation, he classified mankind into four races, based on selected combinations of head shape, skin color and hair form. In the second edition (178…
1781
#104
Ueber den Bildungstrieb und das Zeugungsgeschäft.
Blumenbach, Professor of Medicine at Göttingen, was the founder of modern anthropology. In the above work he rejected the “preformation” theory and advanced the theory of epigenesis as the true explanation of the phen…
1783 –1795
#6748
Medicinische Bibliothek. 3 vols.
Includes detailed abstracts of periodical literature.
1786
#6749
Introductio in historiam medicinae litterarium.
An annotated subject bibliography of the history of medicine, arranged chronologically from antiquity to Blumenbach’s time.
1790 –1811
#157
Beyträge zur Naturgeschichte. 2 pts.
English translation, London, 1865.
1790 –1828
#198
Decas collectionis suae craniorum diversarum gentium illustrata. 6 parts plus supplement.
Blumenbach was the founder of craniology, and his craniological collection served as the principal foundation for his investigations into the natural history of mankind. He used the norma verticalis, the shape of the …
1805
#312
Handbuch der vergleichenden Anatomie.
Blumenbach, physiologist and anthropologist, was Professor of Medicine at Göttingen. He was the first to show the value of comparative anatomy in the study of anthropology; his classic text went through many editions;…
1840
#6946
Verzeichniss der vom weil. Obermedicinalrath Blumbach nachgelassen Bucher. . . .
Catalogue of the library of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, prepared for its sale at auction. Books were listed for sale individually, organized by size. Author and title and place published were listed, as were the numb…
2010
#13443