Hermann Blumenau

Hermann Blumenau
Hermann Blumenau, c. 1899
Born
Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau

(1819-12-26)26 December 1819
Hasselfelde, Germany
Died30 October 1899(1899-10-30) (aged 79)
Braunschweig, Germany
Occupationpharmacist
Known forfounder of Blumenau, Brazil

Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁman ˈbʁuːno ˈɔto ˈbluːmənaʊ̯]; December 26, 1819 – October 30, 1899) was a German pharmacist who founded the city of Blumenau, situated in the Itajaí-Açu river valley in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.