Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg

Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
Painting by Eduard Radke
Born19 April 1795 (1795-04-19)
Delitzsch, Saxony, Germany
Died27 June 1876 (1876-06-28) (aged 81)
Berlin, Germany
EducationUniversity of Leipzig, University of Berlin
Known forSymbolae physicae
SpousesJulie Rose, Karoline Friederike Friccius
ChildrenFour 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
AwardsWollaston Medal (1839)
Leeuwenhoek Medal (1877), Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, foreign member of the Royal Society of London
Scientific career
Fieldsnaturalist
InstitutionsUniversity of Berlin
Notable studentsFerdinand 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.

  1. ^ 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.