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Hermann Johansen

1866 – 1930

Baltic German ornithologist

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About Hermann Johansen

Lived 1866 – 1930 (aged 63). Hermann Johansen was a Russian ornithologist.

Hermann Eduardovich Johansen (; 1866–1930) was a Russian biologist and ornithologist of Baltic German descent.

Career He graduated with a degree in zoology from the University of Dorpat in 1889. He moved to Tomsk in 1893 and began teaching German, physics and natural history in the Alekseyev school. From 1899, he taught zoology and comparative anatomy at Tomsk State University. In 1918, he was appointed full professor in the chair of zoology. He held this chair until his death, and was succeeded by another Johansen, Hans Johansen, to whom he was not related.

Hermann Johansen undertook basic faunistic investigations of large areas of Siberia and was particularly an expert of bird biology. An appreciable part of his bird collections are kept at the Zoological Museum of the University of Copenhagen. They were brought there by his successor in the professor chair, Hans Johansen, when the latter was expelled from the Soviet Union by Stalin in 1937.

Of his two sons, the elder (Wolfgang Johansen) was killed as a Russian soldier in World War I, while the younger (Bodo Johansen) became a zoologist.

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Education
University of Tartu
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Tomsk State University
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Hermann Eduardovich Johansen

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Hermann Johansen?

Baltic German ornithologist (1866–1930)

When was Hermann Johansen born?

Hermann Johansen was born on 27 October 1866 in Omsk.

When did Hermann Johansen die?

Hermann Johansen died on 22 February 1930.

What was Hermann Johansen's occupation?

Hermann Johansen was an ornithologist.

What nationality was Hermann Johansen?

Hermann Johansen was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hermann Johansen

· Wikidata: Q4353886

· DBpedia: Hermann Johansen

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