Walther Flemming
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1843-04-21 ) 21 April 1843, Sachsenberg , Mecklenburg-Schwerin , Germany
- Died
- 4 August 1905 (1905-08-04) (aged 62), Kiel , Germany
- Education
- University of Rostock , University of Prague
- Known for
- Cytogenetics , mitosis , chromosomes , chromatin
- Parent s
- Carl Friedrich Flemming and Auguste Winter
- Institutions
- University of Prague, University of Kiel
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Place of birth
- Schwerin
- Place of death
- Kiel
- Occupation
- anatomist
- Position held
- professor
- Educated at
- University of Rostock
- Employer
- Kiel University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- Franco-Prussian War
- Image
- Walther flemming 2.jpg
- Work location
- Kiel
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- Commons category
- Walther Flemming
- date of birth
- 1813-04-21
- date of death
- 1905-08-04
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- name in native language
- Walther Flemming
- writing language
- German
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Encyclopedic overview
Walther Flemming (21 April 1843 – 4 August 1905) was a German biologist and a founder of cytogenetics.
He was born in Sachsenberg (now part of Schwerin) as the fifth child and only son of the psychiatrist Carl Friedrich Flemming (1799–1880) and his second wife, Auguste Winter. He graduated from the Gymnasium der Residenzstadt, where one of his colleagues and lifelong friends was writer Heinrich Seidel.
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