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Hans Spemann
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Hans Spemann (1869–1941) was a German zoologist, physician, and university teacher who specialized in embryology and zoology. Born in Stuttgart and educated at Heidelberg University, he worked in Würzburg and Freiburg im Breisgau. He served as a faculty member at the University of Freiburg, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and the University of Rostock. Among his doctoral students were Viktor Hamburger and Hilde Mangold.
Spemann received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Cothenius Medal, and the Croonian Medal and Lecture. He was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. His published works include *Die zoologische Station zu Neapel*, *Ueber die erste Entwicklung der Tuba Eustachii und des Kopfskelets von Rana temporaria*, *Zur Entwicklung des Strongylus Paradoxus*, *Embryonic development and induction*, and *Forschung und Leben*. He died in Freiburg im Breisgau.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1869
- Died
- 1941
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Die zoologische Station zu Neapel
- Ueber die erste Entwicklung der Tuba Eustachii und des Kopfskelets von Rana temporaria
- Zur Entwicklung des Strongylus Paradoxus
- Embryonic development and induction
- Forschung und Leben
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,255x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,623x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,797x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,989x
- Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy
· 2013 · cited 13,572x
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1935
“for his discovery of the organizer effect in embryonic development”
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Stuttgart
- Place of death
- Freiburg im Breisgau
- Father
- Wilhelm Spemann
- Occupation
- physician
- Employer
- University of Rostock
- Languages spoken
- German
- Doctoral student
- Hilde Mangold
- Field of work
- zoology
- Image
- Hans Spemann nobel.jpg
- Work location
- Würzburg
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- date of birth
- 1869-06-27
- date of death
- 1941-09-12
- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- Commons category
- Hans Spemann
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- name in native language
- Hans Spemann
- P8168
- Bobby Lewis
- interested in
- embryology
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Encyclopedic overview
Hans Spemann ( German: [ˈhans ˈʃpeːˌman] ; 27 June 1869 – 9 September 1941) was a German embryologist who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1935 for his student Hilde Mangold's discovery of the effect now known as embryonic induction, an influence, exercised by various parts of the embryo, that directs the development of groups of cells into particular tissues and organs, one of the first steps towards cloning. Spemann added his name as an author to Hilde Mangold's dissertation (although she objected) and won a Nobel Prize for her work.
Biography
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