Oscar Wilhelm August (Oscar) Hertwig
1849–1922
German anatomist and zoologist. Studied medicine at Jena, Zurich, and Bonn. MD 1872. Habilitated in anatomy in the medical faculty, Jena, 1875; professor extraordinarius of anatomy, 1878; professor, 1881. Director, Anatomical Institute, Berlin, 1888–1921. Worked on the embryology of tunicates and sea urchins; observed fertilisation of sea-urchin eggs and explained the process.
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NDB.
Bibliography
NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.
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