Christian Erich Hermann (Hermann) von Meyer
1801–69
German palaeontologist. Devoted himself to full-time palaeontological research, 1827–37. Entered financial administration of Bundestag, 1837; director of finances, 1863. Refused appointment as professor in the University of Göttingen in 1861, in order to retain scientific independence. Published chiefly on vertebrate palaeontology.
Source
DSB.
Bibliography
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
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