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Viktor Hensen Hensen used his position as a scientist and a member of the Prussian House of Representatives to advocate for the scientific exploration of seas and oceans.

Viktor Hensen

German physiologist
Also known as: Christian Andreas Viktor Hensen, Victor Hensen(Show More)
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Viktor Hensen (born February 10, 1835, Schleswig, Germany—died April 5, 1924, Kiel) was a physiologist, developmental and reproductive biologist, and biological oceanographer who first used the term “plankton” to describe the organisms that live suspended in the sea (and in bodies of freshwater) and are important because practically all animal life in the sea is dependent on them, directly or indirectly. Quick Facts Hensen attended medical schools in Germany, including Würzburg, Berlin, and Kiel, between...

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