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George Linius Streeter (1873-1948)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
George Linius Streeter was born on 12 January 1873 in Johnstown, New York, to Hannah Green Anthony and George Austin Streeter. He completed his…
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Jane Marion Oppenheimer (1911-1966)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
Jane Marion Oppenheimer, embryologist and historian of science and medicine, was born on 19 September 1911 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Sylvia…
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Warren Harmon Lewis (1870-1964)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
As one of the first to work at the Carnegie Institution of Washington Department of Embryology, Warren Harmon Lewis made a number of contributions to…
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Franklin Paine Mall (1862-1917)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
Franklin Paine Mall was born into a farming family in Belle Plaine, Iowa, on 28 September 1862. While he attended a local academy, an influential…
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Karl Ernst von Baer (1792-1876)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Oct 31, 2007
Best known for his contributions to the field of embryology, Karl Ernst von Baer also pursued a variety of other areas of study including medicine,…
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Ross Granville Harrison (1870-1959)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Sep 01, 2007
A pioneer in experimental embryology, Ross Granville Harrison made numerous discoveries that advanced biology. One of the most significant was his…
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Wilhelm His, Sr. (1831-1904)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
Wilhelm His, Sr. was born on 9 July 1831 in Basel, Switzerland, to Katharina La Roche and Eduard His. He began his medical studies at Basel in 1849…
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George Washington Corner (1889-1981)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
As the third director of the Carnegie Institute of Washington s Department of Embryology, George Washington Corner made a number of contributions to…
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