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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
Professor Haeckel shows up with force in XIV: Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology—Embryology—Rudimentary Organs—Classification. The page is where that presence becomes real.
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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- XIV: Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology—Embryology—Rudimentary Organs—Classification
- On the Nature of the Affinities Connecting Organic Beings
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