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Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli [1] [2] [3] (26 or 27 March 1817 – 10 May 1891) [3] [4] [5] 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. He rejected natural selection as a mechanism of evolution, favouring orthogenesis driven by a supposed ...
May 9, 2024 · Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli (born March 27, 1817, Kilchberg, Switz.—died May 10, 1891, Munich) 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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Mar 11, 2022 · MESA, Ariz. — Mesa police say an 89-year-old man who went missing Thursday afternoon has been found safe and is being reunited with his family. Authorities said Carl Naegeli was seen in the area ...
6 days ago · 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. After graduating in 1840 he studied philosophy in Berlin but resumed his botanical studies in 1842, when he left for Jena to work with ...
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. His enthusiasm for science was stimulated by Oken’s lectures on zoology, and in 1839 he gave up ...
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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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.
