# Bronn — The Origin of Species character guide

> Bronn in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bronn

**First appearance:** 0047-vi-difficulties-of-the-theory

## Who they are

A German paleontologist who translated and critiqued Darwin's work.

## In the story

### [VII: Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/vii-miscellaneous-objections-to-the-theory-of-natural-selection)

Bronn's objections regarding the coexistence of varieties with parent species and the simultaneous modification of multiple parts are discussed.

### [On the Absence of Numerous Intermediate Varieties in Any Single Formation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/on-the-absence-of-numerous-intermediate-varieties-in-any-single-formation)

Mentioned as a palaeontologist who concluded that the average duration of each formation is twice or thrice as long as the average duration of specific forms.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced for his work Untersuchungen uber die Entwickelungs-Gesetze.

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