HERMANN, KARL FRIEDRICH (1804-1855), Ger man classical scholar and antiquary, was born on Aug. 4, 1804, at Frankfort-on-Main, and died at Gottingen on Dec. 31, having been professor at Marburg and Gottingen, where he suc ceeded Muller. He was chiefly distinguished for his works on Greek antiquities and ancient philosophy. Among these may be mentioned the Lehrbuch der griechischen Antiquitdten (new ed., 1889) ; and Culturgesclviclite der Griechen and Romer 58), published after his death by C. G. Schmidt.
See M. Lechner, Zur Erinnerung an K. F. Hermann (1864) , and article by C. Halm in Allgemeine deutsche Biographie, xii. (188o) .