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Also Known As Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
Born February 16, 1834 • Potsdam • Germany
Died August 9, 1919 (aged 85) • Jena • Germany
Notable Works “Die Perigenesis der Plastidule” • “Generelle Morphologie der Organismen”
Subjects Of Study Darwinism • biogenetic law • evolution • heredity

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