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Also Known As Karl Ernst, Ritter von Baer, Edler von Huthorn
Born February 28, 1792 • Russian Empire
Died November 28, 1876 (aged 84) • Estonia
Awards And Honors Copley Medal (1867)
Notable Works “De Ovi Mammalium et Hominis Genesi” • “Über Entwickelungsgeschichte der Thiere”
Subjects Of Study mammal • notochord • ovum

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