Ludimar Hermann

German physiologist, speech scientist (1838-1914) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 75

Ludimar Hermann 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.

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