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August Weismann
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deutscher Biologe und Evolutionstheoretiker (1834-1914)
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August Weismann was a German zoologist, geneticist, physician, and evolutionary biologist. Born Friedrich Leopold August Weismann in Frankfurt in 1834, he studied at the University of Göttingen under Rudolf Leuckart. He worked as a professor at the University of Freiburg and held the position of Geheimrat. Weismann died in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1914.
He was a member of the Royal Society, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. His notable works include *The Evolution Theory* and *Evolution in Modern Thought*. Weismann received the Darwin Medal, Cothenius Medal, Darwin–Wallace Medal, and the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 33
Top works
- The Evolution Theory; Volume 1
- Evolution in Modern Thought
- Evolution Theory, Vol. 1 Of 2
- Evolution Theory
- Evolution Theory; Volume 2
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1834-01-17 ) 17 January 1834, Frankfurt am Main , German Confederation
- Died
- 5 November 1914 (1914-11-05) (aged 80), Freiburg , German Empire
- Alma mater
- University of Göttingen
- Known for
- Germ plasm theory
- Awards
- Darwin–Wallace Medal (Silver, 1908)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- August
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Frankfurt
- Place of death
- Freiburg im Breisgau
- Occupation
- botanist
- Position held
- Geheimrat
- Educated at
- University of Göttingen
- Employer
- University of Freiburg
- Languages spoken
- German
- Doctoral advisor
- Rudolf Leuckart
- Doctoral student
- Alfred Kühn
- Field of work
- genetics
- Image
- August Weismann.jpg
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- Commons category
- August Weismann
- member of
- Academy of Sciences of Turin
- date of birth
- 1834-01-17
- date of death
- 1914-11-05
- birth name
- Friedrich Leopold August Weismann
- Commons gallery
- August Weismann
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- name in native language
- August Weismann
- writing language
- German
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- interested in
- genetics
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Article · Deutsch
Friedrich Leopold August Weismann (17. Januar 1834 in Frankfurt am Main – 5. November 1914 in Freiburg im Breisgau) war ein deutscher Arzt, Histologe, Genetiker und Zoologe. Er entwickelte bis 1882 die Keimplasmatheorie, nach der nur das in den Keim- oder Samenzellen befindliche Erbgut weitergegeben wird. Ernst Mayr stuft ihn als den bedeutendsten Evolutionstheoretiker des 19. Jahrhunderts nach Charles Darwin ein. Er gilt als Begründer des Neodarwinismus.
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