# Professor Ehrenberg — The Voyage of the Beagle character guide

> Professor Ehrenberg in The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ehrenberg

**First appearance:** 0008-v-bahia-blanca

## Who they are

Microscopist who studied infusoria from Darwin's samples.

## In the story

### [Bahia Blanca](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_of_the_beagle_se/chapters/v-bahia-blanca)

Professor Ehrenberg is noted for his analysis of infusorial animalcules found in the red earth containing fossil remains, indicating an estuary deposit.

### [Mauritius to England](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_of_the_beagle_se/chapters/xxi-mauritius-to-england)

Darwin notes that Professor Ehrenberg analyzed specimens from Ascension, finding them composed of organic matter including freshwater infusoria and siliceous plant tissues.

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