Karl Ernst von Baer

Karl Ernst von Baer

(1792–1876) anthropologist Russian Empire

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Karl Ernst von Baer (1792–1876) was a Russian Empire anthropologist.

About Karl Ernst von Baer

Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer Edler von Huthorn was a Baltic German scientist and explorer. Baer was a naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, and is considered a, or the, founding father of embryology. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a co-founder of the Russian Geographical Society, and the first president of the Russian Entomological Society, making him one of the most distinguished Baltic German scientists.

Notable works:

Über Entwickelungsgeschichte der Thiere. Erster Theil

Awards:

Montyon Science Award|Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences|Copley Medal|Order of Saint Stanislaus|Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art|Order of St. Vladimir|Constantin Medal|Foreign Member of the Royal Society|Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order|Order of Saint Anna, 1st class

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