Karl Ernst von Baer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Karl Ernst von Baer

Baltic German scientist

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1792

Place of Birth: Piibe, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

Date of Death: 16-Nov-1876

Profession: physician, professor, zoologist, biologist, land owner, botanist, entomologist, anthropologist, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Karl Ernst von Baer

  • Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer Edler von Huthorn (28 February [O.S.
  • 17 February] 1792 – 28 November [O.S.
  • 16 November] 1876) was a Baltic German scientist and explorer.
  • Baer is also known in Russia as Karl Maksímovich Ber (Russian: ???? ?????´????? ???). 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, making him a distinguished Baltic German scientist.

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