Hermann Askan Demme [SEP] place of death
Hermann Askan Demme
Hermann Askan Demme (* 28 August 1802 in Altenburg; † 18 January 1867 in Bern) was a German-Swiss physician.
Demme was the son of Hermann Gottfried, "Generalsuperintendent" of Sachsen-Altenburg. At first, he studied philosophy and theology in Jena and Berlin. 1822 he entered the "Jenaischen Burschenschaft". He finished his studies 1830 and became assistant to Johann Lukas Schönlein. 1831 he was a military doctor in Warschau, 1832 he visited the United States of America.
Raster was born in Zerbst, Anhalt-Dessau on May 6, 1827 to a family of aristocrats. His father, statesman Christian Raster was the administrative officer and close friend of the Duke of Anhalt, Leopold IV. Hermann was one of eight children, his siblings in order being Luise, Alexander, Wilhelm, Gustav, (then Hermann) Askan, Wolfgang, and Sophie. Christian insisted young Hermann learned English and had a tutor brought from England to teach him. By the time Hermann was an adult he was