sentence was never carried out. Hermann was an active Quaker and devoted much time to promoting international understanding. In August 1994, the German Crystallographic Society (DGK) established the Carl Hermann Medal, its highest distinction, for outstanding contributions to the science of crystallography. Bibliography Books Selected articles See also Hermann–Mauguin notation Strukturbericht designation Werner Fischer External links IUCr Structure Reports Online Biography at University of Marburg Carl Hermann – his activity to save Jews' lives at the Holocaust, at Yad Vashem website References 1898 births 1961 deaths People from Bremerhaven German Quakers 20th-century German physicists Christian Peace Conference members German Righteous Among the Nations Crystallographers Academic staff of the University of Stuttgart University of Göttingen alumni Academic staff of the University of Marburg Academic staff of Technische Universität Darmstadt