Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
German biologist (1795–1876) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (19 April 1795 – 27 June 1876) was a German naturalist, zoologist, botanist, comparative anatomist, geologist, and microscopist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and productive scientists of his time.
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Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg | |
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Born | 19 April 1795 (1795-04-19) Delitzsch, Saxony, Germany |
Died | 27 June 1876 (1876-06-28) (aged 81) Berlin, Germany |
Education | University of Leipzig, University of Berlin |
Known for | Symbolae physicae |
Spouses | Julie Rose, Karoline Friederike Friccius |
Children | Four surviving daughters by first wife: Helene (married Johannes von Hanstein), Mathilde (married Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg), Laura and Clara Ehrenberg. One son by second wife: Hermann Alexander |
Parent(s) | Johann Gottfried Ehrenberg and Christiane Dorothea Becker |
Awards | Wollaston Medal (1839) Leeuwenhoek Medal (1877), Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, foreign member of the Royal Society of London |
Scientific career | |
Fields | naturalist |
Institutions | University of Berlin |
Notable students | Ferdinand Julius Cohn[1] |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Ehrenb. |
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