Karl Ernst von Baer: References & Edit History
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Autobiography of Dr. Karl Ernst von Baer, ed. by Jane Oppenheimer (1986; originally published in German, 2nd ed., 1886), contains an extensive bibliography. Two biographies in German are Ludwig Stieda, Karl Ernst von Baer, 2nd ed. (1886); and B.E. Raikov, Karl Ernst von Baer, 1792–1876, trans. from Russian (1968), both with extensive bibliographies. Jane Oppenheimer, “Baer, Karl Ernst von,” in Dictionary of Scientific Biography, vol. 1 (1970), pp. 385–389, analyzes his scientific contributions. Timothy Lenoir, The Strategy of Life (1982), analyzes Baer’s thought and its impact on German biology.
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| Media updated. | Mar 16, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 24, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 24, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 14, 2024 | ||
| Corrected death date. Added Old Style dates for his birth and death. |
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| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of Karl Ernst von Baer. | Feb 09, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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