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Lorenz Oken (1779–1851) was a German entomologist, ornithologist, naturalist, and university teacher. Born in Offenburg and educated at the University of Freiburg and the University of Würzburg, he held a doctorate. His professional career included positions at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Göttingen, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, and University of Zurich, where he served as rector. He worked primarily in Munich and specialized in botany, mycology, zoology, and physiology.
Oken was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and Académie Nationale de Médecine. He authored 60 works, including *Okens Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte* and *Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände*. He died of peritonitis in Zurich on 11 August 1851 and was buried there.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1 August 1779
- Died
- 11 August 1851
- Works
- 60
Top works
- Okens Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte
- Preisschrift über die Enstehung und Heilung der Nabelbrüche
- Henrici Joannis Nepom. Crantz ... De duabus Draconis arboribus botanicorum
- Allgemeine Naturgeschichte f©ơr alle St©Þnde
- Abriss des Systems der Biologie
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lorenz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Offenburg
- Place of death
- Zurich
- Occupation
- botanist
- Educated at
- University of Würzburg
- Employer
- University of Göttingen
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Field of work
- natural philosophy
- Image
- Lorenz Oken Portrait.jpg
- Work location
- Munich
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- date of birth
- 1779-08-02
- date of death
- 1851-08-11
- Commons category
- Lorenz Oken
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- Lorenz Oken
- name in native language
- Lorenz Oken
- cause of death
- peritonitis
- place of burial
- Zurich
- writing language
- German
- P8168
- Max Conrat
- manner of death
- natural causes
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