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Johannes Schmidt

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Danish botanist and marine biologist (1877-1933)

ScientistsLived 1877 to 1933 · aged 56
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Ernst Johannes Schmidt was a Danish biologist credited with discovering in 1920 that European eels migrate to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. Before this, people in North America and Europe had wondered where the small glass eels, or elvers, came from.

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Danish research vessel Dana leaving Copenhagen in 1928 at the start of the Dana ExpeditionDanish research vessel Dana leaving Copenhagen in 1928 at the start of the Dana Expedition

Awards 7

1932commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
1930Alexander Agassiz Medal
1930Darwin Medal
1930Galathea Medal
1923honorary doctor of the University of Liverpool
1922Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

Connected to Johannes 6

Wilhelm OstwaldAlso won honorary doctor of the University of LiverpoolWalter MunkAlso won Alexander Agassiz MedalGiovanni Battista GrassiAlso won Darwin MedalPeter H. RavenAlso won Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te ApārangiCesare EmilianiAlso won Alexander Agassiz MedalGuido PontecorvoAlso won Darwin Medal

About this person

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1877 to 1933 · aged 56
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17 languages

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