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As a professor of anatomy at the University of Jena (1855–1873) and at the University of Heidelberg (1873–1903), Carl Gegenbaur was a strong supporter of Charles Darwin's theory of organic evolution, having taught and worked, beginning in 1858, with Ernst Haeckel, eight years his junior.
Aug 21, 2016 · Karl Gegenbaur and the Study of Comparative Anatomy. biology 21. August 2016 0 Harald Sack. Karl Gegenbaur (1826-1903) On August 21, 1826, German anatomist Karl Gegenbaur was born. Gegenbaur demonstrated that the field of comparative anatomy offers important evidence supporting of the theory of evolution.
Nov 1, 2003 · Carl Gegenbaur and Evolutionary Morphology | Integrative and Comparative Biology | Oxford Academic. Volume 43. Issue 5. November 2003. Journal Article. Carl Gegenbaur and Evolutionary Morphology. Susan W. Herring. Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 43, Issue 5, November 2003, Page 669, https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/43.5.669. Published:
- Susan W. Herring
- 2003
Oct 6, 2023 · Afterwards Gegenbaur accepted a professorship in Jena, and 3 years later he took over the position of the chair of comparative anatomy. In 1873 he became the head of the Anatomical Institute in Heidelberg, where he concentrated primarily on the evolution and morphology of mammals.
Karl Gegenbaur was a German anatomist who demonstrated that the field of comparative anatomy offers important evidence in support of evolutionary theory. A professor of anatomy at the universities of Jena (1855–73) and Heidelberg (1873–1903), Gegenbaur was a strong supporter of Charles Darwin’s.
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