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Ernst Friedrich Germar

1786–1853

German mineralogist and entomologist. Director of the mineralogical collection at Halle from 1811. Professor of mineralogy, Halle, 1817–44.

Sources

NDB

Sarjeant 1980.

Bibliography

NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.

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