Charles Otis Whitman
American zoologist (1842–1910) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Otis Whitman (December 6, 1842 – December 14, 1910) was an American zoologist, who was influential to the founding of classical ethology (study of animal behavior).[2] A dedicated educator who preferred to teach a few research students at a time, he made major contributions in the areas of evolution and embryology of worms, comparative anatomy, heredity, and animal behaviour. He was known as the "Father of Zoology" in Japan.[3]
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Born | December 6, 1842 Woodstock, Maine, US |
Died | December 14, 1910(1910-12-14) (aged 68) |
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Fields | Zoology |
Doctoral students | Bennet M. Allen,[1] Wilhelmine Key, Wallace Craig |
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