Carl Gegenbaur

Summary

Carl Gegenbaur is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Würzburg^[2]. He was born on August 21, 1826^[3]. He died in Heidelberg^[4]. He died on June 14, 1903^[5]. He worked as an anatomist^[6], zoologist^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Carl Gegenbaur was born in Würzburg^[2].
• Carl Gegenbaur died in Heidelberg^[4].
• Carl Gegenbaur was born on August 21, 1826^[3].
• Carl Gegenbaur died on June 14, 1903^[5].
• Carl Gegenbaur held citizenship in Kingdom of Bavaria^[10].
• Carl Gegenbaur worked as an anatomist^[6].
• Carl Gegenbaur worked as a zoologist^[7].
• Carl Gegenbaur worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Carl Gegenbaur's field of work was embryology^[11].
• Carl Gegenbaur's field of work was comparative anatomy^[12].
• Carl Gegenbaur held the position of professor^[13].
• Among Carl Gegenbaur's employers was University of Würzburg^[14].
• Among Carl Gegenbaur's employers was Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[15].
• Among Carl Gegenbaur's employers was Heidelberg University^[16].
• Carl Gegenbaur was educated at University of Würzburg^[17].
• Carl Gegenbaur received the Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[18].
• Carl Gegenbaur received the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art^[19].
• Carl Gegenbaur received the Copley Medal^[20].
• Carl Gegenbaur received the Cothenius Medal^[21].
• Carl Gegenbaur received the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[22].
• Carl Gegenbaur received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[23].
• Carl Gegenbaur was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina^[24].
• Carl Gegenbaur was a member of Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities^[25].
• Carl Gegenbaur was a member of Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities^[26].
• Carl Gegenbaur was a member of Academy of Sciences of Turin^[27].

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Origins and Family

Carl Gegenbaur was born in Würzburg^[2]. He was born on August 21, 1826^[3].

Education

Carl Gegenbaur was educated at University of Würzburg^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anatomist^[6], zoologist^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Fields of work include embryology^[11], a branch of biology^[28] and comparative anatomy^[12]. Employers include University of Würzburg^[14], a public university^[29], in Germany^[30], founded in 1402^[31], headquartered in Würzburg^[32]; Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[15], a public university^[33], in Germany^[34], founded in 1558^[35], headquartered in Jena^[36]; and Heidelberg University^[16], a public research university^[37], in Germany^[38], founded in 1386^[39], headquartered in Heidelberg^[40]. Carl Gegenbaur held the position of professor^[13]. He supervised Georg Ruge as a doctoral student^[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[18], a fellowship award^[42], in United Kingdom^[43]; Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art^[19], an order^[44], in Germany^[45], founded in 1980^[46]; Copley Medal^[20], a medallion^[47], in United Kingdom^[48], founded in 1731^[49]; Cothenius Medal^[21], a science award^[50], in Germany^[51], founded in 1792^[52]; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[22], a civil decoration^[53], in Prussia^[54], founded in 1842^[55]; and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[23], a fellowship award^[56].

Death and Burial

Carl Gegenbaur died on June 14, 1903^[5]. He passed away in Heidelberg^[4].

Why It Matters

Carl Gegenbaur ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

His notable doctoral advisees include Georg Ruge^[59], an anatomist^[60], 1852–1919^[61], of German Empire^[62], specialised in anatomy^[63].

FAQs

Where was Carl Gegenbaur born?

Carl Gegenbaur was born in Würzburg^[2].

Where did Carl Gegenbaur die?

Carl Gegenbaur passed away in Heidelberg^[4].

What did Carl Gegenbaur do for work?

Carl Gegenbaur worked as anatomist^[6], zoologist^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Carl Gegenbaur go to school?

Carl Gegenbaur was educated at University of Würzburg^[17].

What awards did Carl Gegenbaur receive?

Honors received include Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[18], Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art^[19], Copley Medal^[20], and Cothenius Medal^[21].