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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Predicate Object
instanceOf biologist
evolutionary biologist
human
naturalist
philosopher
scientific illustrator
university teacher
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
dateOfBirth 1834-02-16
dateOfDeath 1919-08-09
educatedAt University of Berlin
University of Würzburg
employer University of Jena
ethnicGroup German
familyName 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
name Ernst Haeckel
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
scientific naturalism
sexOrGender male


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