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Name: August Freidrich Leopold Weismann
Birth Date: January 17, 1834
Death Date: November 5, 1914
Place of Birth: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Place of Death: Freiburg, Germany
Nationality: German
Gender: Male
Occupations: biologist

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Biography of August Freidrich Leopold Weismann
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The German biologist August Freidrich Leopold Weismann (1834-1914) was one of the founders of the science of genetics. August Weismann was born on Jan. 17, 1834, at Frankfurt am Main. He early showed intense interest in natural history, and while still...
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Biography of August Weissmann
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August Weissmann was a German biologist who is best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory, specifically for his germ-plasm theory of heredity. Weissmann was born in Frankfurt, Germany. At the age of 18, he began his study of medicine at...


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August Friedrich Leopold Weismann Summary
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1834-1914 German Biologist August Weismann, an early adherent to Darwin's theory of evolution, became famous for his studies on heredity. He denied that organisms could inherit acquired characteristics, touching off an important debate in the...
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1834-1914 German biologist who was an early adherent of Darwin's theory of evolution and became famous for his studies on heredity. He denied that organisms could inherit acquired characteristics, touching off an important debate between his...
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Friedrich Leopold August Weismann (b. January 17, 1834 in Frankfurt am Main; d. November 5, 1914 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German biologist. Ernst Mayr ranked him the second most notable evolutionary theorist of the 19th century, after Charles...


 

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