Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring
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Summary
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring was born on January 25, 1755[1], in Toruń[2]. He died on March 2, 1830[3], in Frankfurt[4]. He worked as a paleontologist[5], physician[6], anatomist[7], university teacher[8], and anthropologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (412 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 28, 1755[11]
- Place of burial: Frankfurt Main Cemetery[12]
- Father: Johann Thomas Soemmerring[13]
- Mother: Regina Soemmerring[14]
- Spouse: Margaretha Grunelius[15]
- Child: Detmar Wilhelm Soemmerring[16], Q140340721[17]
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia[18]
- Occupation: physiologist[19], naturalist[20]
- Field of work: medicine[21], anatomy[22], physiology[23]
- Employer: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz[24]
- Educated at: University of Göttingen[25]
- Doctoral advisor: Ernst Gottfried Baldinger[26]
- Award received: Foreign Member of the Royal Society[27]
- Member of: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[28], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[29], Royal Society[30], Russian Academy of Sciences[31], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[32], Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[33], Academy of Sciences of Turin[34], Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research[35], Orden der verrückten Hofräthe[36], freemasonry[37], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[38]
- Sex or gender: male[39]
- Commons category: Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring[40]
- Archives at: University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg[41], Freies Deutsches Hochstift, Library[42]
- Family name: Q134983290[43]
- Given name: Samuel[44], Thomas[45]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[46], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[47], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[48], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[49], BEIC Digital Library[50]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[51]
- Name in native language: Samuel Thomas von Soemmering[52]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring include copper pheasant[53], a taxon[54]; Soemmerring's gazelle[55], a taxon[56]; and Sömmering[57], a lunar crater[58].
Why It Matters
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for him include copper pheasant[53], a taxon[54]; Soemmerring's gazelle[55], a taxon[56]; and Sömmering[57], a lunar crater[58].
FAQs
Where was Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring born?
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring's place of birth was Toruń[2].
Where did Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring die?
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring passed away in Frankfurt[4].
Who were Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring's parents?
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring's father was Johann Thomas Soemmerring[13]. Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring's mother was Regina Soemmerring[14].
Who was Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring married to?
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring's spouses include Margaretha Grunelius[15].
What did Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring do for work?
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring worked as a paleontologist[5], physician[6], anatomist[7], university teacher[8], and anthropologist[9].
Where did Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring go to school?
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring was educated at University of Göttingen[25].
What awards did Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring receive?
Honors received include Foreign Member of the Royal Society[27].