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Carl Gegenbaur was a German anatomist, zoologist, and university teacher born in Würzburg in 1826. He worked in Heidelberg and held the position of professor. His fields of work included embryology and comparative anatomy. He was educated at the University of Würzburg and had Georg Ruge as a doctoral student. Gegenbaur wrote in German and was a citizen of the Kingdom of Bavaria.
He received the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, the Copley Medal, the Cothenius Medal, and was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Gegenbaur was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Academy of Sciences of Turin, and the Royal Society. His author citation in zoology is Gegenbaur. He died in Heidelberg in 1903.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Bavaria
- Place of birth
- Würzburg
- Place of death
- Heidelberg
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- professor
- Educated at
- University of Würzburg
- Languages spoken
- German
- Doctoral student
- Georg Ruge
- Field of work
- comparative anatomy
- Image
- Karl Gegenbaur (HeidICON 28813) (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Heidelberg
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- Commons category
- Carl Gegenbaur
- date of birth
- 1826-08-21
- date of death
- 1903-06-14
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- Carl Gegenbaur
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- author citation (zoology)
- Gegenbaur
- writing language
- German
- Commons Creator page
- Carl Gegenbaur
- P8168
- Duke Huan I of Song
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