His son, Jean-Frédéric Hermann (1768–1793), would follow in his footsteps both in medicine and in natural history, until his untimely death during the revolutionary wars put an end to his ambitions.
Hans søn, Jean-Frédéric Hermann (1768-1793), vil følge i hans fodspor, både inden for medicin og i naturhistorie, indtil hans alt for tidlige død i løbet af de revolutionære krige sætte en stopper for hans ambitioner.