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Working at the universities of Leipzig (1902–09) and Münster (1909–14), Correns helped provide the overwhelming body of evidence in support of Mendel’s thesis, anticipating the U.S. geneticist Thomas Hunt Morgan’s development of the concept of linkage when he postulated a physical coupling of genetic factors to account for the ...
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Carl Erich Correns (19 September 1864 – 14 February 1933) was a German botanist and geneticist notable primarily for his independent discovery of the principles of heredity, which he achieved simultaneously but independently of the botanist Hugo de Vries, and for his acknowledgment of Gregor Mendel's earlier paper on that subject.
- 14 February 1933 (aged 68), Berlin, Germany
Apr 22, 2013 · Three botanists - Hugo DeVries, Carl Correns and Erich von Tschermak - independently rediscovered Mendel's work in the same year, a generation after Mendel published his papers. They helped expand awareness of the Mendelian laws of inheritance in the scientific world.
Sep 19, 2017 · Carl Correns (1864-1933) On September 19, 1864, German botanist and geneticist Carl Erich Correns was born. Correns is notable primarily for his independent discovery of the principles of heredity, and for his rediscovery of Gregor Mendel ‘s earlier paper on that subject, which he achieved simultaneously but independently of the botanists ...
Correns was active in genetic research in Germany, and was modest enough to never have a problem with scientific credit or recognition. He believed that his other work was more important, and the rediscovery of Mendel's laws only helped him with his other work.
Dec 4, 2013 · Carl Erich Correns (1864–1933) is remembered in the annals of science as one of the three botanists who re-discovered Mendel’s laws. He can also, however, be regarded as one of the founding figures of classical genetics in Germany.
Correns was active in genetic research in Germany, and was modest enough to never have a problem with scientific credit or recognition. He believed that his other work was more important, and the rediscovery of Mendel's laws only helped him with his other work.
