Hans Hermann Behr | |
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 Hans Hermann Behr | |
| Born | 18 August 1818 |
| Died | 6 March 1904 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | German-American |
| Citizenship | German |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | botany, medicine, anthropology, entomology |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Behr |
Hans Hermann Behr (August 18, 1818, Köthen – March 6, 1904, San Francisco) was a German-American doctor, entomologist and botanist. At the time of his death, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that he was "reckoned among mental giants" and that he was "an authority of world-wide prominence" in many branches of science.[1]