Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer (1811-1878) was a French physician. He is now known for his many works on the history of science. These include: 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Science is a body of empirical and theoretical knowledge, produced by a global community of researchers, making use of specific techniques for the observation and explanation of real phenomena, this techne summed up under the banner of scientific method. ...

• Histoire de la chimie (1842),
• Histoire de la botanique, de la minéralogie et de la géologie : depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu’à nos jours (1872),
• Histoire de la physique et de la chimie (1872),
• Histoire de la zoologie (1873),
• Histoire de l'astronomie (1873),
• Histoire des mathématiques (1874).

He also wrote the 46-volume Nouvelle biographie générale depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours, from 1853 to 1866.

External links

• [1] Critical discussion of the Histoire de la chimie from the point of view of Michel Eugène Chevreul (French language)