HERMANN BURMEISTER
\hˈɜːmən bˈɜːma͡ɪstə], \hˈɜːmən bˈɜːmaɪstə], \h_ˈɜː_m_ə_n b_ˈɜː_m_aɪ_s_t_ə]\
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A German scientific writer; born in Stralsund, Jan. 15, 1807; died in Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, May 2, 1892. He distinguished himself as a geologist and zoologist in his native country, and settled permanently in the Argentine, where he continued his investigations. "Manual of Entomology" (1832-44); "History of Creation" (1843); and "The Fossils of Horses Found among the South American Pampas" (1875), are among his books.
By Charles Dudley Warner
