Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg | |
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 Painting by Eduard Radke | |
| Born | 19 April 1795 Delitzsch, Saxony, Germany |
| Died | 27 June 1876 (aged 81) Berlin, Germany |
| Education | University of Leipzig, University of Berlin |
| Known for | Symbolae physicae |
| Spouses | Julie Rose, Karoline Friederike Friccius |
| Children | Four surviving daughters by first wife: Helene (married Johannes von Hanstein), Mathilde (married Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg), Laura and Clara Ehrenberg. One son by second wife: Hermann Alexander |
| Parent(s) | Johann Gottfried Ehrenberg and Christiane Dorothea Becker |
| Awards | Wollaston Medal (1839) Leeuwenhoek Medal (1877), Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, foreign member of the Royal Society of London |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | naturalist |
| Institutions | University of Berlin |
| Notable students | Ferdinand Julius Cohn[1] |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Ehrenb. |
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (19 April 1795 – 27 June 1876) was a German naturalist, zoologist, botanist, comparative anatomist, geologist, and microscopist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and productive scientists of his time.
- ^ Chung, King-Thom. Ferdinand Julius Cohn (1828–1898): Pioneer of Bacteriology Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Sciences, The University of Memphis.