Hermanus (name)

Hermanus is a Latinized version of the Germanic masculine given name Herman. It and its less common variant Hermannus have been used in the Low Countries and South Africa as a birth name. Most people use a short form, like Herman, Harm, Harmen, and Manus. Hermanus also is a patronymic surname in South Africa. People with the name include:

Latinized name
  • Hermannus Alemannus (died 1272), German bishop in Spain and translator of Arabic philosophical works into Latin
  • Hermannus Contractus (1013–1054), German scholar, composer, music theorist, mathematician, and astronomer
  • Hermannus Dalmata (c.1100–1160), Istrian philosopher, astronomer, astrologer, mathematician, translator and author
  • Hermannus de Wartberge (died c.1380), Livonian chronicler
  • Hermannus Witsius (1636–1708), Dutch theologian
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See also

  • Hermanus, a town in South Africa named after the Dutch teacher Hermanus Pieters
  • Hermanus Magnetic Observatory, a research facility near that town


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