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Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold

Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist and zoologist (died 1885)

Born
February 16, 1804
Died
April 7, 1885
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1804

About Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold

Prof Karl (Carl) Theodor Ernst von Siebold FRS(For) HFRSE was a German physiologist and zoologist. He was responsible for the introduction of the taxa Arthropoda and Rhizopoda, and for defining the taxon Protozoa specifically for single-celled organisms. Siebold was the originator, after Cuvier, of the first important reforms in systematic zoology, and established the unicellular nature of the Protozoa, which he first combined into a phylum. E. von Siebold), being the first volume of Lehrbuch der Vergleichenden Anatomie (Manual of comparative anatomy; edited by C. A. von Kölliker he founded the leading biological journal Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie (Journal for Scientific Zoology), which he edited until his death.

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The world when Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold was born

Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold was born in 1804. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineLewis and Clark expedition begins
  • Technology milestoneMorphine isolated for the first time
  • World population~920M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderThomas Jefferson
  • U.S. population6.1M

1804 versus 2026

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Measure18042026
Population6.1M341 million

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