Johannes Schmidt (biologist)
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Ernst Johannes Schmidt (2 January 1877 – 21 February 1933) was a Danish biologist credited with discovering in 1920 that European eels migrate to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. Before this people in North America and Europe had wondered where the small glass eels, or elvers, came from.[1]
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Ernst Johannes Schmidt | |
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Born | 2 January 1877 Jægerspris, Denmark |
Died | February 21, 1933(1933-02-21) (aged 56) |
Occupation | Marine biologist |
Known for | Discovery of the spawning ground of the European Eel |
Spouse | Ingeborg Kühle |
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Academic background | |
Education | Biology |
Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Thesis | (1903) |
Doctoral advisor | Eugen Warming |
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