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Ernst Haeckel

Life Sciences

Ernst Haeckel was born on 16 February 1834 in Potsdam, Prussia, and died on 9 August 1919 in Jena, Germany. A zoologist and outspoken popularizer of Darwinian evolution, he coined dozens of biological terms still in use, among them phylum and stem cell. In his two volume 1866 work Generelle Morphologie der Organismen, he named a new science Oecologie, defining it as the comprehensive study of the relationships of an organism to its surrounding organic and inorganic environment, the term from which ecology descends.

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1834 1
Death Date
1919-08-09 2
Death Year
1919 2
FieldSourced to the subject's own account
Zoology and ecology 1
Death Place
Jena, Germany 2
Nationality
German Empire 2
Nationality
Kingdom of Prussia 2
Nationality
Weimar Republic 2
Birthplace
Potsdam, Germany 2
Field
Field (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Ecology 1
Connections

Founded

Ecology, Disciplines

Haeckel coined the term oecologie in 1866, the year recorded as when the field was founded.

Source Wikipedia: Ecology

Member Of

University of Jena, Institutions
Source Ernst Haeckel (Wikipedia)

Proposed

Recapitulation Theory, Theories

Works In

Ecology, Disciplines
Source Ernst Haeckel (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

German Empire

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Source Ernst Haeckel (Wikipedia)tier 3
Kingdom of Prussia

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Ernst Haeckel (Wikipedia)tier 3
Weimar Republic

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Ernst Haeckel (Wikipedia)tier 3
Sources
1. Ernst Haeckel (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (; German: [ɛʁnst ˈhɛkl̩]; 16 February 1834-9 August 1919) was a German zoologist, naturalist, eugenicist, philosopher, physician, professor, marine biologist and artist.
  • Member Of: University of Jena, Infobox: workplaces
    University of Jena
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2. Ernst Haeckel (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1919-08-09T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1919-08-09T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): German Empire
    Q43287
  • P20 (place of death): Jena, Germany
    Q3150
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Weimar Republic
    Q41304
  • P19 (place of birth): Potsdam, Germany
    Q1711
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Kingdom of Prussia
    Q27306
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Wikipedia: Ecology
WikipediaFounded: EcologyView the Source
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