Hermann Schaaffhausen was the son of Josef Hubert Schaaffhausen and Anna Maria Wachendorf. He studied medicine at the University of Berlin and received his doctorate degree in 1839, and became a Professor of Anatomy at the University of Bonn.
Hermann Schaaffhausen was born to Josef Hubert Schaaffhausen and Anna Maria Wachendorf. He pursued medical studies at the University of Berlin and obtained his doctoral degree in 1839, subsequently becoming a Professor of Anatomy at the University of Bonn.