Alexander Wilhelm von Götte
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Alexander Wilhelm von Götte (December 31, 1840 – February 5, 1922) was a German zoologist born in St. Petersburg. He is remembered for his studies involving the biological development of various animals. The invertebrate species Opisthocystis goettei is named after him.
He studied medicine at the University of Dorpat, obtaining his doctorate in 1866 at Tübingen. In 1872 he became an assistant to Eduard Oscar Schmidt
(1823-1886) at the institute of zoology in Strasbourg
, and in 1877 became an associate professor. From 1882 to 1886 he was director of the zoological institute at the University of Rostock
, afterwards returning to Strasbourg, where he taught classes until 1918.
He studied medicine at the University of Dorpat, obtaining his doctorate in 1866 at Tübingen. In 1872 he became an assistant to Eduard Oscar Schmidt
Eduard Oscar Schmidt
Eduard Oscar Schmidt was a German zoologist born in Torgau.He initially studied mathematics and science at Halle, then continued his education in Berlin, where he came under the influence of Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg and Johannes Peter Müller...
(1823-1886) at the institute of zoology in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, and in 1877 became an associate professor. From 1882 to 1886 he was director of the zoological institute at the University of Rostock
University of Rostock
The University of Rostock is the university of the city Rostock, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.Founded in 1419, it is the oldest and largest university in continental northern Europe and the Baltic Sea area...
, afterwards returning to Strasbourg, where he taught classes until 1918.
Selected publications
- Beiträge zur Entwickelungsgeschichte des Darmkanals im Hühnchen (Contributions to the Biological Development of the Intestinal Canal in the Chicken), 1867
- Die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Unke (Bombinator igneus); (The Biological Development of ToadToadA toad is any of a number of species of amphibians in the order Anura characterized by dry, leathery skin , short legs, and snoat-like parotoid glands...
s), 1875 - Über Entwicklung und Regeneration of Gliedmassenskelets der Molche (On the Development and Regeneration of Body Parts in Salamanders), 1879
- Über den Ursprung des Todes (On the Origin of Death), 1883
- Abhandlungen zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der Tiere (Treatise on the Biological Development of Animals); (4 volumes, 1884-1890)
- Claus und die Entwicklung der Scyphomedusen (On the Development of JellyfishJellyfishJellyfish are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. Medusa is another word for jellyfish, and refers to any free-swimming jellyfish stages in the phylum Cnidaria...
), 1891 - Holbeins Totentanz und seine Vorbilder (Hans Holbein the YoungerHans Holbein the YoungerHans Holbein the Younger was a German artist and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style. He is best known as one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire and Reformation propaganda, and made a significant contribution to the history...
's "Totentanz and its Idols), 1897 - Lehrbuch der Zoologie (Textbook of Zoology), 1902