Karl Eichwald
Karl Eichwald | |
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| وُلِدَ | 4 July 1795 |
| توفي | 10 November 1876 (عن عمر 81) |
| الجنسية | Russian Empire |
| عـُرِف بـ | Describing new reptile species |
| السيرة العلمية | |
| المجالات | Geology Medicine |
| الهيئات | Kazan University, Vilnius University, St. Petersburg University |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Eichw. |
Karl Eduard von Eichwald known as Karl Eichwald (روسية: Эдуард Иванович Эйхвальд, Eduard Ivanovich Eykhvald; 4 July 1795, in Mitau, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia – 10 November 1876, in Saint Petersburg) was a Baltic German geologist, physician, and naturalist, who lived his whole life in the Russian Empire.
Career
Eichwald was a Baltic German born at Mitau in Courland Governorate. He became a doctor of medicine and professor of zoology in Kazan in 1823; four years later professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at Vilnius; in 1838 professor of zoology, mineralogy and medicine at St. Petersburg; and finally, professor of palaeontology in the institute of mines in that city.[1]
He travelled much in the Russian Empire, and was a keen observer of its natural history and geology. He died at St. Petersburg.[1]
Eichwald was a supporter of Darwinism.[2]
Works
His published works include Reise auf dem Caspischen Meere und in den Caucasus, 2 volumes (Stuttgart and Tübingen, 1834-1838); Die Urwelt Russlands (St Petersburg, 1840-1845); Le Lethaea Rossica, ou Paléontologie de la Russie, 3 volumes (Stuttgart, 1852-1868), with Atlases.[1]
In the scientific field of herpetology he described several new species of reptiles.[3]
See also
Notes
- ^ أ ب ت Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Corsi, Pietro. (2005). Before Darwin: Transformist Concepts in European Natural History. Journal of the History of Biology 38: 67-83.
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
References
- . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in الروسية). 1906.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . دائرة المعارف البريطانية. Vol. 9 (eleventh ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 132.
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