Hermann Klaatsch

Klaatsch taught anatomy and anthropology at Breslau (University of Wrocław).

Hermann Klaatsch (10 March 1863 – 5 January 1916) was a German physician, anatomist, physical anthropologist, evolutionist, and professor at the University of Heidelberg from 1890, and at the University of Breslau (Wrocław) until 1916.^[1]

Klaatsch studied evolutionary theory, being mentioned in some fingerprint books for his early studies on friction skin development. He researched the volar pads associated with the epidermal patterns, grouping the volar pads of humans and primates together. Subsequent to Arthur Kollmann, Klaatsch also gave names to the various volar pads in 1888.^[2]

Klaatsch made many discoveries and advocated separating anthropology from religion.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Hermann Klaatsch Archived 2006-08-31 at the Wayback Machine" (biography), Aaron Possis, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, Minnesota, 2003.
^ "Michele Triplett's Fingerprint Terms: K Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine" (section for "Klaatsch, Dr. Hermann"), Michele Triplett, 2006.

[KlaaMNS-1] "Hermann Klaatsch Archived 2006-08-31 at the Wayback Machine" (biography), Aaron Possis, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, Minnesota, 2003.

[KlaaFP-2] "Michele Triplett's Fingerprint Terms: K Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine" (section for "Klaatsch, Dr. Hermann"), Michele Triplett, 2006.

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