Karl Ernst von Baer

"Karl Baer" redirects here. For the German politician, see Karl Bär. For the Zionist writer, see Karl M. Baer.

Ritter
Karl Ernst von Baer
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Born28 February [O.S. 17] 1792[citation needed]
Piep, Jerwen County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
(now Estonia)
Died28 November [O.S. 16 November] 1876 (aged 84)
Dorpat, Livonia Governorate, Russian Empire
(now Estonia)
NationalityBaltic German
Alma materImperial University of Dorpat
Known for
Scientific career
FieldsBiology, embryology, geology, meteorology, geography
InstitutionsImperial University of Dorpat, University of Königsberg, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Geographical Society

Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer Edler von Huthorn[1][2] (Russian: Карл Макси́мович Бэр; 28 February [O.S. 17 February] 1792 – 28 November [O.S. 16 November] 1876) was a Baltic German scientist and explorer. Baer was a naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, and is considered a, or the, founding father of embryology. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a co-founder of the Russian Geographical Society, and the first president of the Russian Entomological Society, making him one of the most distinguished Baltic German scientists.

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Ritter is a title, translated approximately as 'Sir' (denoting a knight), not a first or middle name. There is no equivalent female form.
  2. ^ Regarding personal names: Edler is a rank of nobility, not a first or middle name. The female form is Edle.