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Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli (26 or 27 March 1817 – 10 May 1891) was a Swiss botanist. He studied cell division and pollination but became known as the man who discouraged Gregor Mendel from further work on genetics.
May 9, 2024 · Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli was a Swiss botanist famous for his work on plant cells. Nägeli received his earliest training from the German nature-philosopher Lorenz Oken and later studied botany under Augustin Pyrame de Candolle at the University of Geneva.
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May 31, 2024 · Karl Wilhelm von Naegeli. (1817—1891) Quick Reference. (1817–1891) Swiss botanist. Naegeli, the son of a physician from Kilchberg in Switzerland, began medical studies at Zurich but went on to study botany under Alphonse de Candolle at Geneva.
THE death of Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli, on May 10, 1891, removes the last survivor of that distinguished group of botanists who, side by side with zoologists such as Schwann and Kölliker, laid,...
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NAEGELI, CARL WILHELM ON (b. Kilchberg, near Zurich, Switzerland, 27 March 1817; d. Munich, Germany, 10 May 1891) botany, microscopy. The son of a physician, Naegeli was educated at a private school, the Zurich Gymnasium, and Zurich University.
Dec 6, 2016 · Carl Nägeli. Carl Nägeli was one of the most important botanists of the 19th century (Junker 2011). His research interests were on natural hybrids, an area where he was recognized as the leading researcher; and Hieracium, where again he was the leading authority.
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Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli. 1817-1891. Swiss botanist who studied plant cells. Nägeli identified structures later to be called chromosomes. He observed cell division and osmosis in algae. Nägeli introduced the idea of a group of plant cells, the meristem, always capable of division.
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