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Hermann Klaatsch
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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.
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.
Klaatsch made many discoveries and advocated separating anthropology from religion.
Klaatsch was born in Berlin. His father was a physician, and Hermann showed an interest in collecting specimens and in the natural sciences while a boy. He graduated from Royal Wilhelms-Gymnasium in 1881 and went to the University of Heidelberg to study medicine, and biology. He later went on to study at the University of Berlin and at the biological station of Villefranche.
Klaatsch began working at the Rudolf Virchow laboratory and at the Augusta Hospital. In 1885, he became a scientific assistant at the anatomical institute under Waldeyer, and received an M.D.
In 1888, Klaatsch received a personal invitation to the University of Heidelberg from the old college friend who had first interested him in anatomy. In 1890 Klaatsch began teaching there.
Between 1904 and 1907, Klaatsch traveled into Australia and Java to study the native peoples. He later published papers on his findings.
In Queensland, his principal contact was Walter Roth; after spending some time examining Roth's private collections in Brisbane, in June 1904 Klaatsch travelled north to Newellton, near Cairns, where he stayed as the guest of F.E. Clotten of the Lancelot Tin Mining Company. Near here he was shown Aboriginal camp sites in rockshelters, first saw Aboriginal rock art, and collected stone tools. Later he spent time on Melville Island.
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