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Oscar Hertwig

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German zoologist (1849-1922)

GermanyAcademicsLived 1849 to 1922 · aged 73
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Oscar Hertwig was a German embryologist and zoologist known for his research in developmental biology and evolution. Hertwig is credited as the first person to observe sexual reproduction at the cellular level, by looking at the cells of sea urchins under the microscope.

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