Hans Spemann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans Spemann

German embryologist

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1869

Place of Birth: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 09-Sep-1941

Profession: physician, zoologist, biologist, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Hans Spemann (27 June 1869 – 9 September 1941) was a German embryologist who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1935 for his discovery of the effect now known as embryonic induction, an influence, exercised by various parts of the embryo, that directs the development of groups of cells into particular tissues and organs.