# Ernst Haeckel — The Education of Henry Adams character guide

> Ernst Haeckel in The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Haeckel

**First appearance:** 0033-xxxi-the-grammar-of-science-1903

## Who they are

German biologist and philosopher.

## In the story

### [The Abyss of Ignorance (1902)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xxix-the-abyss-of-ignorance-1902)

Mentioned as a representative of modern science whose ideas are contrasted with medieval scholasticism.

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