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Franklin Paine Mall (1862-1917)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
Franklin Paine Mall was born into a farming family in Belle Plaine, Iowa, on 28 September 1862. While he attended a local academy, an influential…
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Jan Swammerdam (1637-1680)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Oct 31, 2007
Jan Swammerdam, known as the founder of the preformation theory based on his extensive research on insect development, was born on 12 February 1637…
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Karl Ernst von Baer (1792-1876)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Oct 31, 2007
Best known for his contributions to the field of embryology, Karl Ernst von Baer also pursued a variety of other areas of study including medicine,…
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Ross Granville Harrison (1870-1959)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Sep 01, 2007
A pioneer in experimental embryology, Ross Granville Harrison made numerous discoveries that advanced biology. One of the most significant was his…
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