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Also known as Gegenbaur, Karl Gegenbauer

German scientist (1826–1903)

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Carl Gegenbaur was a German anatomist, zoologist, and university teacher born in Würzburg in 1826. He worked in Heidelberg and held the position of professor. His fields of work included embryology and comparative anatomy. He was educated at the University of Würzburg and had Georg Ruge as a doctoral student. Gegenbaur wrote in German and was a citizen of the Kingdom of Bavaria.

He received the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, the Copley Medal, the Cothenius Medal, and was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Gegenbaur was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Academy of Sciences of Turin, and the Royal Society. His author citation in zoology is Gegenbaur. He died in Heidelberg in 1903.

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Born
1826
Died
1903
Works
24

Top works

  • Elements of comparative anatomy, tr. by F.J. Bell. The tr. revised and a preface written by E.R ..
  • Morphologisches Jahrbuch
  • Vergleichende Anatomie der Wirbelthiere mit Berücksichtigung der Wirbellosen
  • Vergleichende Anatomie der Wirbelthiere v. 2, 1901
  • Elements of comparative anatomy

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1932-04-09
Active to
1998-01-19
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Karl
Gender
male
Place of birth
Würzburg
Place of death
Heidelberg
Position held
professor
Languages spoken
German
Doctoral student
Georg Ruge
Field of work
comparative anatomy
Image
Karl Gegenbaur (HeidICON 28813) (cropped).jpg
Work location
Heidelberg
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Commons category
Carl Gegenbaur
date of birth
1826-08-21
date of death
1903-06-14
name in native language
Carl Gegenbaur
author citation (zoology)
Gegenbaur
writing language
German
Commons Creator page
Carl Gegenbaur
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