Friedrich Hermann Stannius

German zoologist

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Friedrich Hermann Stannius was a German zoologist known for his work on vertebrates. He collaborated with Carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold on the "Textbook of Comparative Anatomy" (1846), one of the first significant texts in the field. This book was notable for its factual observations, marking a departure from earlier philosophical approaches to anatomy. Stannius's work focused on vertebrates, while Siebold concentrated on invertebrates. The corpuscles of Stannius, found in bony fishes, are named after him and are thought to play a role in maintaining ionic homeostasis.12

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Carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold
…the work on invertebrates and Friedrich Hermann Stannius did the work on vertebrates, in the book on which they collaborated, Lehrbuch der vergleichenden Anatomie (1846; “Textbook of Comparative Anatomy”), one of the first important texts in comparative anatomy. The book was notable in being based on solid, factual observation and…
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…the work on invertebrates and Friedrich Hermann Stannius did the work on vertebrates, in the book on which they collaborated, Lehrbuch der vergleichenden Anatomie (1846; “Textbook of Comparative Anatomy”), one of the first important texts in comparative anatomy. The book was notable in being based on solid, factual observation and…
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