Konstantin Mereschkowski
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Konstantin Mereschkowski was a Russian biologist best known for pioneering the concept of symbiogenesis, proposing that complex cells evolved through the symbiotic union of simpler organisms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian scientist
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biologist ⓘ person ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Konstantin Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration | Konstantin Sergeevich Mereschkowsky ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Harbin ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| citizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| contributedTo | endosymbiotic theory ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Republic of China ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1855-08-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1921-01-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Leningrad State University
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surface form:
Saint Petersburg State University
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| employer |
Leningrad State University
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surface form:
Saint Petersburg State University
Tomsk University ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Mereschkowski ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biology
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botany ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| givenName | Konstantin ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | Lynn Margulis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
symbiogenesis
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theory that complex cells evolved via symbiosis of simpler organisms ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| name | Konstantin Mereschkowski self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
endosymbiotic origin of chloroplasts
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symbiogenesis ⓘ |
| occupation |
biologist
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botanist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
St. Petersburg
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surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| placeOfDeath | Harbin ⓘ |
| proposed | that eukaryotic cells arose from symbiotic unions of distinct prokaryotic cells ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
German
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Russian ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| studied |
algae
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lichen symbiosis ⓘ |
| theoryProposed | that plastids originated from symbiotic cyanobacteria ⓘ |
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