Karl Möbius
Karl August Möbius | |
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University of Kiel Natural History Museum of Berlin | |
| Doctoral students | Bernhard Tollens |
Karl August Möbius (7 February 1825 in
zoologist who was a pioneer in the field of ecology and a former director of the Natural History Museum
in Berlin.
Early life
Möbius was born in
Oysters and ecology
In 1863 he opened the first German sea water
University of Kiel
and the director of the Zoological Museum. Marine animals were among his main research interests and his first comprehensive work on the fauna of the Kieler Bucht already emphasized ecological aspects (Die Fauna der Kieler Bucht, co-authored by Heinrich Adolph Meyer, and published in two volumes in 1865 and 1872, respectively).
Between 1868 and 1870, Möbius was commissioned by the Ministry of Agricultural Affairs in Prussia to conduct research on the
community ecology
).
In 1888 Möbius became the director of the Zoological Collections of the
Kaiser Wilhelm University, Berlin
, where he taught until he retired in 1905, at the age of 80.
Throughout his career, Möbius supported educational institutions such as the Berlin Urania and efforts to spread knowledge about the natural sciences.[3]
Among his students were Friedrich Junge and Friedrich Dahl.
References and external links
- ^ Andreas W. Daum, Wissenschaftspopularisierung im 19. Jahrhundert: Bürgerliche Kultur, naturwissenschaftliche Bildung und die deutsche Öffentlichkeit, 1848–1914. Munich: Oldenbourg, 1998, pp. 502.
- ISBN 978-0-8160-6100-6.
- ^ Daum. Wissenschaftspopularisierung. pp. 62, 115–16, 307, 402, 456–17, 502.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. K.Möbius.
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