The Education of Henry Adams · Character
Ernst Haeckel
German biologist and philosopher.
minor
Also known as Haeckel
First appearance: xxxi the grammar of science 1903
Ernst Haeckel shows up with force in The Abyss of Ignorance (1902). The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as a representative of modern science whose ideas are contrasted with medieval scholasticism.
Ernst Haeckel first appears in 0033 xxxi the grammar of science 1903.
In The Abyss of Ignorance (1902): Mentioned as a representative of modern science whose ideas are contrasted with medieval scholasticism.
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See Ernst Haeckel in xxxi the grammar of science 1903