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Ernst Heinrich Haeckel

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ernst Heinrich Haeckel , 1834-1919, German biologist and philosopher. He taught (1862-1909) at the Univ. of Jena. An early exponent of Darwinism in Germany, he evolved a mechanistic form of monism based on his interpretation of Darwin's theories and set forth in his speculative popular works on science, Generelle Morphologie (1866), The History of Creation (1868, tr. 1906), and The Evolution of Man (1874, tr. 1910). Although many of his conclusions have been proved erroneous, they attracted a large following and stimulated research. He developed a theory of recapitulation ,... Read more
Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel The German biologist and natural philosopher Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1834-1919) was famous for...of Jean Baptiste Lamarck. Ernst Haeckel was born in Potsdam, Germany... Read more
Ernst (Heinrich Philipp August) Haeckel
...books, he was an influential popularizer of evolutionary theory. Ernst (Heinrich Philipp August) Haeckel Ernst (Heinrich Philipp August) Haeckel Ernst (Heinrich Philipp August) Haeckel Read more

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