History of Ernst Haeckel

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Ernst Heinrich Haeckel (1834-1919), German biologist and philosopher who popularized Charles Darwin's work in Germany. He was a professor of comparative anatomy. He noticed that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny", which is not entirely true. Haeckel was one of the first to consider psychology as a branch of physiology. He also proposed the term "ecology". His observations on the link between ontogeny and philogeny? have been named as the "recapitulation law". As Haeckel's effort to prove the law was provably misguided and inaccurate, he became a favorite target of creationists, as a "proof" against evolution.

Ernst Heinrich Haeckel (1834-1919), German biologist and philosopher who popularized Charles Darwin's work in Germany. He was a physician and, later, a professor of comparative anatomy. [1] Haeckel was one of the first to consider psychology as a branch of physiology. He also proposed the term "ecology."

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See http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/haeckel.html for a biography.

Haeckel's observations on the link between ontogeny and philogeny? have been named the "recapitulation law," summed up in the phrase, ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny. As Haeckel's effort to prove the law was itself provably misguided and inaccurate, he became a favorite target of creationists seeking to discredit the theory of evolution. See [1] for a biography. /Talk? [1] http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/haeckel.html