Felix Anton Dohrn FRS, FRSE | |
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| Born | 29 December 1840 |
| Died | 26 September 1909 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | University of Breslau |
| Known for | Principle of succession of functions, Der Ursprung der Wirbelthiere und das Princip des Functionswechsels: Genealogische Skizzen |
| Spouse | Maria Baranowska |
| Children | 4 sons |
| Father | Carl August Dohrn |
| Relatives | Heinrich Wolfgang Ludwig Dohrn, brother |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | University of Jena, Stazione Zoologica, Naples |
| Thesis | On the Anatomy of Hemiptera |
| Doctoral advisor | Eduard Grube |
Felix Anton Dohrn FRS FRSE (29 December 1840 – 26 September 1909) was a prominent German Darwinist and the founder and first director of the first marine-biological and zoological research station in the world, the Stazione Zoologica in Naples, Italy. The institution became a centre for the exchange of biological ideas through the network of visitors from around the world. He worked on embryology and examined vertebrate origins in terms of functional phylogeny and proposed a principle of succession of functions in 1875 on how one organ could become the basis for the evolution of another of an entirely different function. He was an elected International Member of the American Philosophical Society.[1] The institution transitioned from a private one to a public Italian organization through the subsequent management by his son Reinhard Dohrn.
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