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Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (died 1840): 94

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Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

German physiologist and anthropologist (1752-1840)

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach was a German physician, naturalist, physiologist and anthropologist. He is considered to be a main founder of zoology and anthropology as comparative, scientific disciplines. He has been called the "founder of racial classifications".
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May 11

Day of the year

May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 234 days remain until the end of the year.
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