Carl Correns
German botanist and geneticist (1864-1933) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 68
Carl Erich Correns was a German botanist and geneticist notable primarily for his independent discovery of the principles of heredity, which he achieved simultaneously but independently of the botanist Hugo de Vries, and for his acknowledgment of Gregor Mendel's earlier paper on that subject.
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1933Died14 February 19331932Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAwardDarwin MedalAwardHarnack medalAward1864Born19 September 1864
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Lived 1864 to 1933 · aged 68
