Otto Jaekel
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Otto Max Johannes Jaekel (February 21, 1863 – March 6, 1929) was a German
paleontologist and geologist
.
Jaekel was born in Neusalz (Nowa Sól)
, Prussian Silesia. He studied geology and paleontology in Liegnitz (Legnica)
. After graduating in 1883, he moved to Breslau (Wrocław) and studied under Ferdinand Roemer
until 1885. Karl von Zittel awarded a PhD to Jaekel in Munich
in 1886. Between 1887 bis 1889, Jaekel was an assistant of E.W. Benecke at Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut in Straßburg
, and worked in Berlin
and at the Geologisch-Paläontologisches Museum beginning 1894. Jaekel relocated to the University of Vienna
in 1903. Between 1906 and 1928, Jaekel was a professor at the University of Greifswald, where he founded the German Paleontological Society in 1912. He described a second species of Plateosaurus
in 1914. After his retirement in Greifswald, Otto Jaekel accepted a position at Sun Yat-sen University
in Guangzhou
in 1928. Jaekel died after a short and unexpected illness in the German Hospital in Beijing
.
Although Jaekel specialized in the study of fossil vertebrates, 27 of his publications were about echinodermata.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
paleontologist and geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
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Jaekel was born in Neusalz (Nowa Sól)
Nowa Sól
Nowa Sól is a town on the Oder River in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It is the capital of Nowa Sól County and had a population of 40,351 as of 2006.-History:...
, Prussian Silesia. He studied geology and paleontology in Liegnitz (Legnica)
Legnica
Legnica is a town in south-western Poland, in Silesia, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the plain of Legnica, riverside: Kaczawa and Czarna Woda. Between 1 June 1975 and 31 December 1998 Legnica was the capital of the Legnica Voivodeship. It is currently the seat of the county...
. After graduating in 1883, he moved to Breslau (Wrocław) and studied under Ferdinand Roemer
Ferdinand von Roemer
Carl Ferdinand von Roemer , German geologist, had originally been educated for the legal profession at Göttingen, but became interested in geology, and abandoning law in 1840, studied science at the University of Berlin, where he graduated Ph.D...
until 1885. Karl von Zittel awarded a PhD to Jaekel in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
in 1886. Between 1887 bis 1889, Jaekel was an assistant of E.W. Benecke at Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut in Straßburg
Strasburg
-Places:*Strasbourg, a city in Alsace *Straßburg, Austria, in Carinthia*Strasburg, Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania*the former name of Brodnica, became Polish after World War I*Strassburg, the German name for Aiud, Alba...
, and worked in Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
and at the Geologisch-Paläontologisches Museum beginning 1894. Jaekel relocated to the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
in 1903. Between 1906 and 1928, Jaekel was a professor at the University of Greifswald, where he founded the German Paleontological Society in 1912. He described a second species of Plateosaurus
Plateosaurus
Plateosaurus is a genus of plateosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, around 216 to 199 million years ago, in what is now Central and Northern Europe. Plateosaurus is a basal sauropodomorph dinosaur, a so-called "prosauropod"...
in 1914. After his retirement in Greifswald, Otto Jaekel accepted a position at Sun Yat-sen University
Sun Yat-sen University
Sun Yat-sen University, also unofficially referred to as Zhongshan University , is a prominent university located mainly in Guangzhou, China. The University is named after Dr...
in Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
in 1928. Jaekel died after a short and unexpected illness in the German Hospital in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
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Although Jaekel specialized in the study of fossil vertebrates, 27 of his publications were about echinodermata.
Works
- Stammesgeschichte der Pelmatozoen. Berlin, Springer, 1899
- Erster Band. Thecoidea und Cystoidea (1899)
- Die Wirbeltiere : eine Übersicht über die fossilen und lebenden Formen. Berlin: G. Borntraeger, 1911
- Die Morphogenie der ältesten Wirbeltiere. Berlin: G. Borntraeger, 1929