# Richard Hertwig

> Richard Wilhelm Karl Theodor Ritter von Hertwig, also Richard Hertwig or Richard von Hertwig, was a German zoologist and professor of 50 years, notable as the first to describe zygote formation as the fusing of spermatozoa inside the membrane of an egg cell during fertilization.
Richard Hertwig was the younger brother of Oscar Hertwig, who also analyzed zygote formation.

*German zoologist (1850-1937)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/richard-hertwig

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1850-09-23
- **Died:** 1937-10-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.7 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 10.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Richard von Hertwig](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_von_Hertwig)
- [ريتشارد هيرتويغ](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%BA)
- [ريتشارد هيرتويج](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AC)
- [Рыхард Гертвіг](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%8B%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B3)
- [Richard von Hertwig](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_von_Hertwig)
- [Richard Hertwig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hertwig)
- [Richard Hertwig](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hertwig)
- [Richard von Hertwig](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_von_Hertwig)
- [Richard Hertwig](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hertwig)
- [Richard Hertwig](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hertwig)
- [Richard Hertwig](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hertwig)
- [Гертвиг, Рихард фон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B3%2C_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [Richard Hertwig](https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hertwig)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85907)

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