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August Weismann
AuthorBooks · Second hand1834-1914
August Friedrich Leopold Weismann was a German evolutionary biologist. Fellow German Ernst Mayr ranked him as the second most notable evolutionary theorist of the 19th century, after Charles Darwin. Weismann became the Director of the Zoological Institute and the first Professor of Zoology at Freiburg.
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About August Weismann
Birth
1834
Death
1914
August Friedrich Leopold Weismann was a German evolutionary biologist. Fellow German Ernst Mayr ranked him as the second most notable evolutionary theorist of the 19th century, after Charles Darwin. Weismann became the Director of the Zoological Institute and the first Professor of Zoology at Freiburg.
August Weismann was a prominent German biologist whose work laid the foundations for modern genetics.
Born in Frankfurt, he dedicated his life to researching the mechanisms of heredity and evolution.
His major work, Keimplasma, is a fundamental text for understanding the theory of natural selection.
Throughout his prolific career, Weismann published 81 works exploring topics such as reproduction and genetics.
As a physician and zoologist, his scientific vision transformed our understanding of how biological traits are transmitted.
