Marcus Elieser Bloch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marcus Elieser Bloch

German zoologist and doctor

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1723

Place of Birth: Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Aug-1799

Profession: naturalist, physician, zoologist, ichthyologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Marcus Elieser Bloch

  • Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799) was a German medical doctor and naturalist.
  • Although he had limited education, he became a teacher in Hamburg, learned German and Latin and studied anatomy.
  • He later settled in Berlin where he became a physician.
  • Always interested in natural history, he amassed a private collection of natural objects.
  • He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century, and wrote many papers on natural history, comparative anatomy, and physiology.

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