Karl Ernst von Baer
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).
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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 |
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.
References
- K. J. Betteridge (1981). "An historical look at embryo transfer". Reproduction. The Journal of the Society for Reproduction and Fertility. 62 (1): 1–13. doi:10.1530/jrf.0.0620001. PMID 7014855. S2CID 33779912.
Three years later, the Estonian, Karl Ernst von Baer, finally found the true mammalian egg in a pet dog (von Baer, 1827).
- J.M.S. Pearce, M.D. (2010). "Evolution from recapitulation theory to Neural Darwinism". Hektoen International. A Journal of Medical Humanities. 2 (2). Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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