Ludimar Hermann

Ludimar Hermann ( born October 21, 1838 in Berlin, † June 5, 1914 in Königsberg, Pr ) was a German physiologist.

Hermann studied from 1855 to 1860 in Berlin. In 1865 he qualified as a professor in Berlin. From 1868 to 1884 Hermann was a full professor of physiology at the University of Zurich from 1878 to 1880 he was its rector. From 1884 to 1913 he was a professor in Königsberg. 1891/92 he was rector of the University of Königsberg.

His research interests were the physiology of muscles (anaerobic muscle contraction), the central nervous system ( " Strömchentheorie " conduction of excitation in nerves), the vegetative system, the sense organs and the physics and physiology of speech sounds ( Acoustic Phonetics, he coined the term formant ).

Hermann is known for the eponymous Hermann grid. This optical illusion he described in 1870 Ewald Hering made ​​this optical illusion known.; therefore it is also called Hering - grid. Walter Ehrenstein in 1941 raised the priority of Hermann forth.

Works

• Floor plan of physiology, 1863 ( 14 to 1910 edition)
• Studies on the general muscle and nerve physiology, 1867-68
• Textbook on experimental toxicology, 1874
• Hermann, Ludimar (eds. ): Handbook of Physiology, 6 vols, 1879-1883 ( digitized: Vol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
• Guidelines for the physiological Internship, 1898
• Memories in 1915