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Franz Eilhard Schulze

1840–1921

German zoologist and physician. MD, Rostock, 1863; habilitated in anatomy, 1864; professor extraordinarius of medicine and surgery, 1865; professor of zoology and comparative anatomy, 1871. Took part in a research expedition in the North Sea, 1872. Professor, Graz, 1873; set up a zoological institute there. Co-founder of the Zoological Station, Trieste, 1875. Professor of zoology and comparative anatomy, Berlin, 1884; emeritus, 1917. His research focused mainly on the anatomy, physiology, and development of Hexactinellida (glass sponges).

Source

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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