Eberhardt August Wilhelm von Zimmermann (August 17, 1743 – July 4, 1815) was a German geographer and zoologist.
Zimmermann was Professor of Natural Science at Brunswick. He wrote Specimen Zoologiae Geographicae Quadrupedum (1777), one of the first works on the geographical distribution of mammals.
References [edit]
- Petra Feuerstein-Herz, 2004 Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann (1743-1815) und die Tiergeographie. Dissertation Braunschweig.
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Zimmermann, Eberhardt |
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German scientist |
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August 17, 1743 |
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July 4, 1815 |
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