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A definitive biography of Weismann is E. Gaupp, August Weismann, sein Leben und sein Werk (1917). Weismann’s main publications in English translation are: Studies in the Theory of Descent, 2 vol., with a preface by Charles Darwin (1882, reprinted 1975), a detailed discussion of various zoological themes; Essays upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems (1889; 2nd ed., 2 vol., 1891–92); The Germ-Plasm: A Theory of Heredity (1893, reprinted 1974); and The Evolution Theory (1904), a discussion of Darwinism in relation to the germ-plasm theory.
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| Anniversary information added. | Jan 13, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 01, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Embryo Project Encyclopedia - Biography of August Friedrich Leopold Weismann. | Sep 04, 2017 | ||
| Changed article title from August Friedrich Leopold Weismann to August Weismann. | Nov 04, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of August Weismann. | Jan 16, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of August Weismann. | Dec 09, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Wolfram Research - Biography of August Weismann. | Dec 05, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of August Weismann. | Dec 05, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of August Weismann. | Dec 29, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 21, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 25, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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