Dr. Friedrich William Hemprich (* 24. June 1796 in Glatz; "† 30 June 1825 in Massawa, Eritrea) was a German natural scientist, zoologist and a physician.

Hemprich studied medicine in Breslau and Berlin. In Berlin it got used to itself with Christian Gottfried honour mountain (1795-1876), which, as Hemprich possessed, likewise a large interest in natural history. In the year 1820/21 both by Martin light stone (1780-1857) on an expedition to Egypt were invited, which they should support as natural scientists. The journey went from Cairo to Derna. On a second expedition of 1821-25 they traveled the Nile along to the south, crossed the desert Sinai and Lebanon and bereisten the Red Sea. On the way they collected nature-historical samples. Hemprich died in the port of Massawa at fever.

Works

• physic. Intermediary, Berlin 1828-33 pm. (CO: Christian Gottfried honour mountain)
• Journeys in Egypt, Libya, Nubien and Dongola. Intermediary, Berlin 1828 pm.
• Sketch of natural history for higher institutes. Berlin 1820-29 pm.

Literature

• Honour mountain, Christian Gottfried: Nature-historical journeys by North Africa and west Asia in the years 1820 to 1825 of Dr. W.F. Hemprich and Dr. C.G. Ehrenberg, historical Theil. Intermediary, Berlin 1828.
• Stresemann, Erwin: Journeys of two nature-searching friends in the Orient, described in their letters from the years 1819-1826. in papers of the mathematical-scientific class of the German academy of the sciences, Berlin. No. 1, Berlin 1954.

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