Richard Semon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Semon

German zoologist

Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1859

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1918

Profession: physician, psychologist, zoologist, university teacher, anatomist, evolutionary biologist

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Richard Wolfgang Semon (22 August 1859, Berlin – 27 December 1918, Munich) was a German zoologist and evolutionary biologist, a memory researcher who believed in the inheritance of acquired characteristics and applied this to social evolution.