Biography
The famous scientist Karl Bare made a huge contribution to biology and its development at different levels. It became the founder of comparative anatomy and embryology and did not see life without science, his works today are used at the heart of studying various topics. Not only biology was interested in a scientist who also headed geographical and entomology society.Childhood and youth
Karl Ernst von Baer, so he sounds the full name of the scientist, born in February 1792 in the Weisinsteinsky district of the Estland province, the Russian Empire, whose territory now belongs to Estonia. His father belonged to the family of the Estland Nobor, was married to Julia von Bair, who had to be a man cousin.
Karl began to know the world around the world in early years, with walks often brought into the house of snails, multicolored stones and other interesting objects in his opinion. The boy did not go to school, the teachers did at home with him, the young Bar early began to study several languages, mathematics and geography. And already at 11 years later, the highest mathematician was also in his list.
For the first time at school, Karl found himself at 15 years old, after the conversation with the director he was enrolled in senior classes, with children of younger age, he had to study only the Greek language. After 3 years, Bar entered the University of Derpti, where he decided to study medicine. And after another 4 years he wrote the work, for the protection of which he received a degree of doctor of medicine.
Personal life
Personal life scientist managed to build only after moving to Königsberg. He met a local resident of the T. Copper, who later became his wife.It is worth noting that on portraits of different artists, BER is depicted serious and thoughtful (at that time the opportunity to take a picture not every one).
The science
After the university, Bar went abroad - she decided that he did not study medicine too deeply, and for the development of comparative anatomy moved to Vienna. There, I brought acquainted with Friedrich Burdach, who, seeing the potential of Bair, offered him a good job. So in the biography of Charles, Koenigsberg University appeared, where he became an assistant professor at the Department of Physiology.
Since then, Bair's career came only up. In addition to reading courses on anthropology and anatomy and led practical classes for students, a man managed to write and publish work on cytology, and soon became a professor of zoology. And only in 1826 he was charged with the duties of the testor and appointed professor anatomy, and part-time and director of the Anatomy Institute.
In his free work, Baird wrote works on anthropology, animal anatomy and natural history, spoke with reports in scientists. In 1828, Karl published the book of "Animal Development History", which was investigated on the example of the chicken embryo. The man made the discovery in the area of the vertebrate study, for which in the future did not once been awarded prizes.
Baer also studied the new land and the Caspian Sea. As a result of observations in 1855, he managed to formulate the law, according to which in the northern hemisphere of the river flowing in any direction, the shores located on the right side, while the rivers of the Southern Hemisphere - left. The result of this study was clarified to the question of the asymmetry of the slopes of river valleys.
Death
In 1867, Baer decided to move to Derpt, where the following 9 years lived. Karl died in a dream in November 1876, the cause of death was not disclosed.In memory of the great scientist, his name was called the island in the Taimyr Gup, Cape on the new land, as well as the streets in different cities. Also Nikolay Kholkovsky wrote the book "Karl Bar. His life and scientific activity. "
Bibliography
- 1827 - "Message on the development of the eggs of mammals and a person"
- 1828 - "Animal Development History"
- 1837 - "Expedition to New Earth and Lapland. Physical sketch of visited countries "
- 1835 - "Study of fish development"
- 1838 - "Travel Baare to New Earth"
- 1842 - "Materials for the knowledge of the Netless Soil Ice in Siberia"
- 1846 - "On ethnographic studies in general and in Russia in particular"
- 1850 - "Natural Historical Man"
- 1859 - "On the turtles of the re-romance"
- 1863 - "On the most ancient inhabitants of Europe"