Ludimar Hermann
1838
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1914
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Germany
languages spoken, written or signed: German
educated at: Frederick William University, Humboldt University of Berlin
occupation: physiologist, university teacher
award received: Foreign Member of the Royal Society
position held: rector
Ludimar Hermann (October 31, 1838 – June 5, 1914) was a German physiologist and speech scientist who used the Edison phonograph to test theories of vowel production, particularly those of Robert Willis and Charles Wheatstone. He coined the word formant, a term of importance in modern acoustic phonetics. The Hermann grid is named after him; he was the first to report the illusion in scientific literature. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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