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Carl Nägeli
Swiss botanist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 19th-century composer, see Hans Georg Nägeli.
Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli[1][2][3] (26 or 27 March 1817 – 10 May 1891)[3][4][5] was a Swiss botanist. He studied cell division and pollination but became known as the man who discouraged Gregor Mendel from further work on genetics. He rejected natural selection as a mechanism of evolution, favouring orthogenesis driven by a supposed "inner perfecting principle".
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Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli | |
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Born | 26 or (1817-03-27)27 March 1817 |
Died | 10 May 1891(1891-05-10) (aged 74) |
Nationality | Swiss |
Known for | research on plant anatomy |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botanist |
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