Karl Eichwald
Baltic German polymath (1795–1876)
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::summary Baltic German polymath (1795–1876) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Karl Eduard von Eichwald.gif |
| birth_date | 4 July 1795 |
| birth_place | Jelgava (), present-day Latvia |
| death_date | |
| death_place | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| citizenship | Russian Empire |
| nationality | Baltic German |
| fields | Geology |
| Medicine | |
| workplaces | Kazan University, Vilnius University, St. Petersburg University |
| known_for | Describing new reptile species |
| author_abbrev_bot | Eichw. |
| :: |
| image = Karl Eduard von Eichwald.gif | birth_date = 4 July 1795 | birth_place = Jelgava (), present-day Latvia | death_date = | death_place = St. Petersburg, Russia | citizenship = Russian Empire | nationality = Baltic German | fields = Geology Medicine | workplaces = Kazan University, Vilnius University, St. Petersburg University | alma_mater = | thesis_title = | thesis_url = | thesis_year = | doctoral_advisor = | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = Describing new reptile species | author_abbrev_bot = Eichw. | author_abbrev_zoo = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | spouse = Karl Eduard von Eichwald known as Karl Eichwald (, Eduard Ivanovich Eykhvald; 4 July 1795, in Mitau, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia – 10 November 1876, in Saint Petersburg) was a Baltic German geologist, physician, and naturalist, who lived his whole life in the Russian Empire.
Career
Eichwald was a Baltic German born at Mitau in Courland Governorate. He became a doctor of medicine and professor of zoology in Kazan in 1823; four years later professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at Vilnius; in 1838 professor of zoology, mineralogy and medicine at St. Petersburg; and finally, professor of palaeontology in the institute of mines in that city.
He travelled much in the Russian Empire, and was a keen observer of its natural history and geology. He died at St. Petersburg.
Eichwald was a supporter of Darwinism.
Works
His published works include Reise auf dem Caspischen Meere und in den Caucasus, 2 volumes (Stuttgart and Tübingen, 1834-1838); Die Urwelt Russlands (St Petersburg, 1840-1845); Le Lethaea Rossica, ou Paléontologie de la Russie, 3 volumes (Stuttgart, 1852-1868), with Atlases.
In the scientific field of herpetology he described several new species of reptiles.
Notes
References
References
- Corsi, Pietro. (2005). ''Before Darwin: Transformist Concepts in European Natural History''. ''[[Journal of the History of Biology]]'' 38: 67-83.
- The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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