Ernst Haeckel

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Ernst Haeckel was a German biologist, naturalist, and philosopher known for his influential work in evolutionary theory, detailed biological illustrations, and the popularization of Darwin’s ideas in continental Europe.

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instanceOf biologist
evolutionary biologist
human
naturalist
philosopher
scientific illustrator
university teacher
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
dateOfBirth 1834-02-16
dateOfDeath 1919-08-09
educatedAt Humboldt University of Berlin
surface form: University of Berlin

University of Würzburg
employer University of Jena
ethnicGroup German
familyName Ernst Haeckel self-linksurface differs
surface form: Haeckel
fieldOfWork embryology
evolutionary biology
marine biology
philosophy of nature
scientific illustration
systematics
zoology
givenName Ernst
hasOccupation author
illustrator
professor
influenced German evolutionary thought
early 20th-century eugenics debates
influencedBy Charles Darwin
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
knownFor coining the term "Protista"
coining the term "ecology"
coining the term "phylogeny"
detailed illustrations of radiolarians and other marine organisms
popularizing Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in Germany
recapitulation theory
languageOfWorkOrName German
mannerOfDeath natural causes
movement monism
Social Darwinism
surface form: social Darwinism
name Ernst Haeckel self-link
notableWork Die Welträthsel
Generelle Morphologie der Organismen
Kunstformen der Natur
Natürliche Schöpfungsgeschichte
placeOfBirth Potsdam
placeOfDeath Jena
positionHeld professor of zoology at the University of Jena
religionOrWorldview monist
Naturalism
surface form: scientific naturalism
sexOrGender male

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Alexander von Humboldt influenced Ernst Haeckel
Protista historicallyProposedBy Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel name Ernst Haeckel self-link
Ernst Haeckel familyName Ernst Haeckel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Haeckel
Monera introducedBy Ernst Haeckel
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck influenced Ernst Haeckel
University of Jena hasNotableAlumnus Ernst Haeckel
Ernst hasNotableBearer Ernst Haeckel
Lennart Nilsson Award notableRecipient Ernst Haeckel
this entity surface form: Ernst Haeckel (posthumous recognition via related exhibitions)
Cubozoa scientificNameAuthorship Ernst Haeckel
Scyphozoa describedBy Ernst Haeckel
Die Welträthsel author Ernst Haeckel
Kunstformen der Natur creator Ernst Haeckel
Kunstformen der Natur author Ernst Haeckel
Kunstformen der Natur illustrator Ernst Haeckel
Ornithurae namedBy Ernst Haeckel
Karl Ernst von Baer influenced Ernst Haeckel
Alma Mater Jenensis hasNotableAlumnus Ernst Haeckel