Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
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Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg was a 19th-century German naturalist, zoologist, and microscopist renowned for pioneering work in microbiology and the study of microscopic organisms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German person
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human ⓘ microscopist ⓘ naturalist ⓘ scientist ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Leeuwenhoek Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| dateOfBirth | 1795-04-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1876-06-27 ⓘ |
| described | numerous new species of microorganisms ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| employer | Humboldt University of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ehrenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
microbiology
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microscopy ⓘ paleontology ⓘ protistology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| givenName |
Christian
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Gottfried NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Martin Heinrich Klaproth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStudent | Ferdinand Cohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of microbiology
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development of protist classification ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Carl Linnaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
demonstrating geological importance of microorganisms
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pioneering studies of microscopic organisms ⓘ research on infusoria ⓘ study of foraminifera ⓘ work on diatoms ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Leopoldina
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Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ |
| notableWork | Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Egyptian expedition of 1820–1825 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Delitzsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berlin ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
fossil microorganisms
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microscopic algae ⓘ protozoa ⓘ |
| workLocation | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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