H.G. Bronn, Ernst Haeckel, and the origins of German Darwinism : a study in translation and transformation / Sander Gliboff.

H.G. Bronn, Ernst Haeckel, and the origins of German Darwinism : a study in translation and transformation /

A revisionist view of the history of German Darwinism examines the translation of Darwin's work and its early reception in Germany. Gliboff tells the story of how Heinrich Georg Bronn translated the book into German, and traces Bronn's influence on German Darwinism through the career of Er...

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Main Author: Gliboff, Sander
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2008.
Series:Transformations (M.I.T. Press)
Subjects:
Bronn, H. G. > (Heinrich Georg), > 1800-1862.
Haeckel, Ernst, > 1834-1919.
Bronn, H. G > (Heinrich Georg), > 1800-1862
Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August, > 1834-1919
Evolution (Biology) > Germany > History.
Evolution (Biology)
Natural selection.
Biological Evolution
History, 19th Century
Philosophy, Medical > history
Selection, Genetic
evolution.
personal correspondence.
Personal correspondence.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The science of life at the turn of the nineteenth century
  • H.G. Bronn and the history of nature
  • Darwin's Origin
  • Bronn's Origin
  • Ernst Haeckel as a Darwinian reformer.

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