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Ferdinand Hoefer

1811 – 1878

German-French physician and lexicographer

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About Ferdinand Hoefer

Lived 1811 – 1878 (aged 67). Ferdinand Hoefer was a French lexicographer, historian, physician, botanist, naturalist and chemist.

Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer (German: Ferdinand Höfer, 21 April 1811, Döschnitz – 4 May 1878) was a German-French medical doctor and lexicographer. He is now known for his many works on the history of science.

Selected works

Éléments de chimie générale (1841) Histoire de la chimie: Volume 1, Volume 2 (1842–43) Dictionnaire de chimie et de physique (1846) Dictionnaire de médecine pratique (1847) Afrique australe ... Afrique orientale ... Afrique centrale ... Empire de Maroc (Paris, Firmin Didot frères, 1848) Dictionnaire de botanique (1850) Le Maroc et la Chaldée (1848) Chaldée, Assyrie, Médie, Babylonie, Mésopotamie, Phénicie, Palmyrène (Firmin Didot frères, 1852). Bibliothèque historique de Diodore de Sicile (L. Hachette, 1865). Work by Diodorus Siculus, trans. Hoefer.

Le monde des bois (1867) Les saisons (1867-1869) L'homme devant ses œuvres (1872) Histoire de la physique et de la chimie (Paris: Hachette, 1872) Histoire de l'astronomie (Paris: Hachette, 1873) Histoire de la zoologie (1873) Histoire des mathématiques (1874) Histoire de la botanique, de la minéralogie et de la géologie (Paris, Hachette et cie, 1882).

He also compiled the 46-volume "Nouvelle Biographie Générale, depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours" (New General Biography, from earliest times to the present day), from 1853 to 1866.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Paris Medical Faculty
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer, Ferdinand Höfer, Jean Chretien Ferdinand Hoefer, Hoef.

People in Ferdinand Hoefer's life

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ferdinand Hoefer?

German-French physician and lexicographer (1811-1878)

When was Ferdinand Hoefer born?

Ferdinand Hoefer was born on 21 April 1811 in Döschnitz.

When did Ferdinand Hoefer die?

Ferdinand Hoefer died on 1 May 1878 in Brunoy.

What was Ferdinand Hoefer's occupation?

Ferdinand Hoefer was a lexicographer, historian, physician, botanist, naturalist and chemist.

What nationality was Ferdinand Hoefer?

Ferdinand Hoefer was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ferdinand Hoefer

· Wikidata: Q71250

· DBpedia: Ferdinand Hoefer

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