Carl Gegenbaur

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Carl Gegenbaur was a 19th-century German anatomist and zoologist known for pioneering comparative anatomy and influencing evolutionary biology.

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instanceOf anatomist
human
zoologist
academicDegree doctorate in medicine
countryOfCitizenship German Confederation
German Empire
Kingdom of Bavaria
dateOfBirth 1826-08-21
dateOfDeath 1903-06-14
describedBySource historical works on comparative anatomy
educatedAt University of Munich
University of Würzburg
employer University of Heidelberg
University of Jena
ethnicGroup German
familyName Gegenbaur
linked to: Carl Gegenbaur
fieldOfWork anatomy
comparative anatomy
evolutionary biology
zoology
genre scientific literature
givenName Carl
hasOccupation physician
university teacher
influenced Ernst Haeckel
evolutionary morphology
influencedBy Charles Darwin
knownFor influencing evolutionary biology
pioneering comparative anatomy
supporting evolutionary theory with anatomical evidence
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf Heidelberg Academy of Sciences
Royal Society of Sciences in Göttingen
movement Darwinism
name Carl Gegenbaur
notableStudent Ernst Haeckel
notableWork Grundzüge der vergleichenden Anatomie
Vergleichende Anatomie der Wirbeltiere
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Bavaria
Würzburg
placeOfDeath Grand Duchy of Baden
Heidelberg
positionHeld director of the Anatomical Institute at Heidelberg
professor of anatomy at the University of Heidelberg
professor of anatomy at the University of Jena
publicationDate 1859
sexOrGender male

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Gegenbaur, 1859 hasBasionymAuthor Carl Gegenbaur
Carl Gegenbaur name Carl Gegenbaur
Carl Gegenbaur familyName Gegenbaur
linked to: Carl Gegenbaur