Blasius Merrem ( German: Blasius Merrem ; February 4, 1761 , Bremen - February 23, 1824 , Marburg ) is a German naturalist, professor at the and the University of Marburg .
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| Date of Birth | February 4, 1761 |
| Place of Birth | Bremen |
| Date of death | February 23, 1824 (63 years old) |
| A place of death | Marburg |
| A country | Holy Roman Empire, Rhine Union, German Union |
| Scientific field | Zoology |
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| Alma mater | University of Gottingen |
| supervisor | Blumenbach, Johann Friedrich |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation " Merrem " . Personal page on IPNI website The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " Merrem " . |
Merrem was the son of a merchant who first devoted himself to the study of languages (Arabic, Latin, Greek). After his admission to the University of Gottingen in 1778, he became a student of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach and began to become interested in zoology in general and ornithology in particular. In this area he was especially distinguished.