Karl Ernst von Baer
Karl Ernst von Baer | |
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| Born | 17 February 1792 |
| Died | 16 November 1876 (aged 84) Dorpat, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | Estonian[1][2] |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire |
| Alma mater | Imperial University of Dorpat |
| Known for | The discovery of the mammal egg cell; exploring European Russia and Scandinavia |
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| Fields | Biology, embryology, geology, meteorology, geography |
| Institutions | Imperial University of Dorpat, University of Königsberg, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Geographical Society |
Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer, Edler von Huthorn (Russian: Карл Эрнст фон Бэр; 28 February [O.S. 17 February] 1792 – 28 November [O.S. 16 November] 1876) was an Estonian scientist and explorer. Baer is also known in Russia as Karl Maksimovich Baer (Russian: Карл Макси́мович Бэр).
Baer was a naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, and a founding father of embryology.
He was an explorer of European Russia and Scandinavia. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a co-founder of the Russian Geographical Society, and the first president of the Russian Entomological Society.
Karl Ernst Von Baer Media
Lasila manor, Estonia, where von Baer spent his early childhood
Permafrost occurrences and southern limit of permafrost according to Karl Ernst von Baer, 1843
Southern limit of permafrost according to Karl Ernst von Baer (1843), and other authors. The southern limit of permafrost as delineated by Baer in 1843 corresponds well with the actual limit defined by Jerry Brown (1998).
Über das Aussterben der Thierarten in physiologischer und nicht physiologischer Hinsicht überhaupt, 1863
Карл Эрнст фон Бэр
Statue of Karl Ernst von Baer on Toome Hill, Tartu: As a tradition, students wash the statue's head with champagne every Walpurgis Night.
Coat of arms of the Baer Edle von Huthorn family of 1749, in the Baltic Coat of arms book by Carl Arvid von Klingspor in 1882
References
- ↑ K. J. Betteridge. An historical look at embryo transfer. Reproduction. The Journal of the Society for Reproduction and Fertility 62 (1) (1981). p. 1–13. doi:10.1530/jrf.0.0620001. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
- ↑ J.M.S. Pearce, M.D.. Evolution from recapitulation theory to Neural Darwinism. Hektoen International. A Journal of Medical Humanities 2 (2) (2010). Retrieved 2016-12-18.