Karl Ernst von Baer | |
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Born | |
Died | 16 November 1876 Dorpat, Russian Empire | (aged 84)
Nationality | Estonian[1][2] |
Citizenship | Russian Empire |
Alma mater | Imperial University of Dorpat |
Known for | The discovery of the mammal egg cell; exploring European Russia and Scandinavia |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology, embryology, geology, meteorology, geography |
Institutions | Imperial University of Dorpat, University of Königsberg, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Geographical Society |
Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer, Edler von Huthorn (Russian: Карл Эрнст фон Бэр; 28 February [O.S. 17 February] 1792 – 28 November [O.S. 16 November] 1876) was an Estonian scientist and explorer. Baer is also known in Russia as Karl Maksimovich Baer (Russian: Карл Макси́мович Бэр).
Baer was a naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, and a founding father of embryology.
He was an explorer of European Russia and Scandinavia. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a co-founder of the Russian Geographical Society, and the first president of the Russian Entomological Society.
Three years later, the Estonian, Karl Ernst von Baer, finally found the true mammalian egg in a pet dog (von Baer, 1827).