Jakob von Uexküll Centre
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Jakob von Uexküll Centre is an Estonia-based organisation for the work with the heritage of biologist Jakob von Uexküll
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It was established in 1993. The Centre is situated in Tartu
and attached to the Estonian Naturalists' Society
. The Centre co-works with the Department of Semiotics of the University of Tartu
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Jakob von Uexküll
Jakob Johann von Uexküll was a Estonian biologist who worked in the fields of muscular physiology, animal behaviour studies, and the cybernetics of life. However, his most notable contribution is the notion of umwelt, used by semiotician Thomas Sebeok...
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It was established in 1993. The Centre is situated in Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...
and attached to the Estonian Naturalists' Society
Estonian Naturalists' Society
Estonian Naturalists' Society is the oldest Estonia-based society of naturalists. It was founded in 1853, and since establishing has been the major scientific organisation focusing on natural history of Estonia....
. The Centre co-works with the Department of Semiotics of the University of Tartu
University of Tartu
The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia...
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