Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus
German physician, naturalist, and proto-evolutionary biologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the German politician in the Weimar Republic, see Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus (politician).
Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus (4 February 1776, Bremen – 16 February 1837, Bremen) was a German physician, naturalist, and proto-evolutionary biologist.
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Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus | |
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Born | (1776-02-04)4 February 1776 Bremen, Germany |
Died | 16 February 1837(1837-02-16) (aged 61) Bremen, Germany |
Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Known for | Biology, Transmutation of species |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology, Mathematics, Medicine |
Institutions | German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
Academic advisors | Johann Friedrich Blumenbach |
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His younger brother, Ludolph Christian Treviranus (1779–1864), was also a naturalist and botanist, and also a notable taxonomist and zoologist.