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Carl Vogt

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Also known as August Christoph Carl Vogt, Karl Christoph Vogt, Karl Vogt

German-Swiss scientist and politician (1817–1895)

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Works
21

Top works

  • Untersuchungen über Thierstaaten
  • Beitrag zur chemischen Kenntniss der Wachholderbeeren
  • Einige seltene congenitale Lipome
  • Darstellung und Beurtheilung der Kant'schen und Hegel'schen Christologie
  • Leçons Sur L'homme

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Type
Group
Origin
Germany
Active from
1995
aggrotechebmelectronicfuturepopgermanindustrial

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Key facts

Born
5 July 1817 ( 1817-07-05 ) , Gießen , Grand Duchy of Hesse
Died
5 May 1895 (1895-05-05) (aged 77), Geneva , Switzerland
Education
University of Giessen , University of Bern ( M.D. , 1839)
Era
19th-century philosophy
Region
Western philosophy
School
German materialism
Institutions
University of Giessen , University of Geneva
Main interests
Philosophy of science , political philosophy
Notable ideas
Polygenism

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Works in European collections

16 objects attributed to Carl Vogt, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

August Christoph Carl Vogt (/fɔːkt/; German: [foːkt] ; 5 July 1817 – 5 May 1895) was a German scientist, philosopher, popularizer of science, and politician who emigrated to Switzerland. Vogt published a number of notable works on zoology, geology and physiology. All his life he was engaged in politics, in the German Frankfurt Parliament of 1848–49 and later in Switzerland.

Early life

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