Haeckel
noun
Ernst Heinrich 1834–1919, German biologist and philosopher of evolution.
Haeckelian
-
a word derived from
Haeckel.
Example Sentences
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But in Gegenbaur's pages the Haeckelian doctrines are modified and subdued by the strong commonsense and thorough appreciation of the older classical or Cuvierian morphology that characterise Gegenbaur's work.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
What is especially Haeckelian is the “fundamental biogenetic law,” “ontogeny resembles phylogeny,” that is to say, in development, especially in embryonic development, the individual recapitulates the history of the race.
From Naturalism And Religion by Rudolf Otto
