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Professor Haeckel

A German biologist who popularized Darwin's theory and the biogenetic law.

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Also known as Professor Haeckel

First appearance: XIV: Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology—Embryology—Rudimentary Organs—Classification

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Mentioned for his work on phylogeny and use of embryological characters in classification.
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In XIV: Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology—Embryology—Rudimentary Organs—Classification: Mentioned for his work on phylogeny and use of embryological characters in classification. Later, in On the Nature…

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