Johann Sperling

Johann Sperling
Born(1603-07-12)12 July 1603
Zeuchfeld
Died12 August 1658(1658-08-12) (aged 55)
Wittenberg
EducationUniversity of Wittenberg
Occupations
  • Physician
  • Zoologist
  • Physicist
  • University director

Johann Sperling (12 July 1603–12 August 1658) was a German physician, zoologist and physicist, deacon and Rektor of the University of Wittenberg. He was among the first to practise zoology as a natural science, writing a first handbook about animals, Zoologia physica.

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