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|name = Adolphus Lewis Heermann
|name = Adolphus Lewis Heermann
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|image = Adolphus Heermann.jpg
|alt=Three quarter length photo of Heermann holding a rifle and wearing a buckskin hat and a fur-lined coat. Heerman has a long, curly, black beard and long mustache.
|alt=Three quarter length photo of Heermann holding a rifle and wearing a buckskin hat and a fur-lined coat. Heerman has a long, curly, black beard and long mustache.
|caption = Heermann, {{circa}} 1850.
|caption = Heermann, {{circa}} 1850.
|birth_date = {{birth date|1821|10|21|df=y}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1821|10|21}}
|birth_place = [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], U.S.
|birth_place = [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1865|9|27|1821|10|21|df=yes}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1865|9|27|1821|10|21}}
|death_place = [[Bexar County]], [[Texas]], U.S.
|death_place = [[Bexar County]], Texas, U.S.
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'''Adolphus Lewis Heermann''' (21 October 1821 – 27 September 1865) was an American doctor, naturalist, ornithologist, and [[List of explorers|explorer]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Stone|first1=Witmer|title=Adolphus L. Heermann, M.D.|journal=Cassinia|date=1907|volume=XI|pages=1–6|ref=witmer}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Weintraub|first1=Joel|title=Updating the Life and Death of A.L. Heermann|journal=Cassinia|date=2016|volume=75|pages=63–65}}</ref> He travelled throughout the U.S. collecting samples and cataloging various species of birds, fish, reptiles, and plants. He participated in the fifth [[Pacific Railroad Survey]] as the surgeon and naturalist of a group led by Lt. [[Robert S. Williamson]] and reported on the various birds along the route.<ref>{{cite book|title=Reports of Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean|date=1859|publisher=United States Army Corps of Engineers|pages=29–80|ref=army}}</ref>
'''Adolphus Lewis Heermann''' (October 21, 1821 – September 27, 1865) was an American doctor, naturalist, ornithologist, and [[List of explorers|explorer]].<ref name=stone>{{cite journal|last1=Stone|first1=Witmer|title=Adolphus L. Heermann, M.D.|journal=Cassinia|date=1907|volume=11|pages=1–6|ref=witmer|url=https://www.dvoc.org/CassiniaOnLine/Cassinia11/C11_01_6.pdf}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite journal|last1=Weintraub|first1=Joel|title=Updating the Life and Death of A.L. Heermann|journal=Cassinia|date=2016|volume=75|pages=63–65|url=https://dvoc.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Cassinia_74-75_Updating-the-Life-and-Death-of-A.-L.-Heermann.pdf}}</ref> He travelled throughout the U.S. collecting samples and cataloging various species of birds, fish, reptiles, and plants. He participated in the fifth [[Pacific Railroad Survey]] as the surgeon and naturalist of a group led by Lt. [[Robert S. Williamson]] and reported on the various birds along the route.<ref>{{cite book|title=Reports of Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean|date=1859|publisher=United States Army Corps of Engineers|pages=29–80|ref=army}}</ref>

Heermann was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the oldest son of Lewis (Surgeon in the Navy, August 3, 1779 - May 1833<ref>{{Cite web|title=Naval History and Heritage Command - Heermann (DD-532)|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/heermann.html|access-date=December 23, 2021|website=Naval History and Heritage Command|language=en-US}}</ref>) and Eliza. After the death of his father, his mother moved to Baltimore and then took them to Europe around 1836. After their education in Europe, Adolphus and his brother Theodore came back to New York in 1842.<ref name=":0" />

From 1862 he was suffering from ''locomotor ataxia'', a symptom of syphilis and when [[Henry Eeles Dresser|Henry Dresser]] visited San Antonio in 1863, he was able to meet Heermann and the two went riding together on collecting trips. Heermann's legs had to be strapped into the saddle of his horse so that he would not fall off.<ref name="stone" /> Theodore wrote to Dresser about the death of Adolphus stating that he had gone out collecting alone, when his gun accidentally went off killing him.<ref name=":0" />


== Discoveries and namesakes==
== Discoveries and namesakes==
Heermann discovered several new species of birds, animals, and plants in the western United States during his expeditions, many bearing his name.
Heermann collected specimens of birds, animals, and plants in the western United States during his expeditions and sent them to specialists, mainly at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Several new taxa from his collections were named after him:


*[[Heermann's gull]] (''Larus heermanni'')
*[[Heermann's gull]] (''Larus heermanni'')
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Adolphus Lewis Heermann
Three quarter length photo of Heermann holding a rifle and wearing a buckskin hat and a fur-lined coat. Heerman has a long, curly, black beard and long mustache.
Heermann, c. 1850.
Born(1821-10-21)October 21, 1821
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 27, 1865(1865-09-27) (aged 43)
Bexar County, Texas, U.S.

Adolphus Lewis Heermann (October 21, 1821 – September 27, 1865) was an American doctor, naturalist, ornithologist, and explorer.[1][2] He travelled throughout the U.S. collecting samples and cataloging various species of birds, fish, reptiles, and plants. He participated in the fifth Pacific Railroad Survey as the surgeon and naturalist of a group led by Lt. Robert S. Williamson and reported on the various birds along the route.[3]

Heermann was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the oldest son of Lewis (Surgeon in the Navy, August 3, 1779 - May 1833[4]) and Eliza. After the death of his father, his mother moved to Baltimore and then took them to Europe around 1836. After their education in Europe, Adolphus and his brother Theodore came back to New York in 1842.[2]

From 1862 he was suffering from locomotor ataxia, a symptom of syphilis and when Henry Dresser visited San Antonio in 1863, he was able to meet Heermann and the two went riding together on collecting trips. Heermann's legs had to be strapped into the saddle of his horse so that he would not fall off.[1] Theodore wrote to Dresser about the death of Adolphus stating that he had gone out collecting alone, when his gun accidentally went off killing him.[2]

Discoveries and namesakes

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Heermann collected specimens of birds, animals, and plants in the western United States during his expeditions and sent them to specialists, mainly at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Several new taxa from his collections were named after him:

References

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  1. ^ a b Stone, Witmer (1907). "Adolphus L. Heermann, M.D." (PDF). Cassinia. 11: 1–6.
  2. ^ a b c Weintraub, Joel (2016). "Updating the Life and Death of A.L. Heermann" (PDF). Cassinia. 75: 63–65.
  3. ^ Reports of Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. United States Army Corps of Engineers. 1859. pp. 29–80.
  4. ^ "Naval History and Heritage Command - Heermann (DD-532)". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
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