Oscar Hertwig

1849 - 1922

1 book

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Oscar Hertwig (21 April 1849 in Friedberg – 25 October 1922 in Berlin) was a German embryologist and zoologist known for his research in developmental biology and evolution. Hertwig is credited as the first person to observe sexual reproduction at the cellular level, by looking at the cells of sea urchins under the microscope.

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The Biological Problem of To-day: Preformation Or Epigenesis?: The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development

Developmental biology

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